Tile, Punjab (India), ca. 1650 (IS.45-1898)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1650
Tile in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number IS.45-1898), made in Punjab (India), dated ca. 1650. The museum's brief description reads: Glazed earthenware, Mughal, ca. 1650. Museum description: glazed earthenware, part of a cartouche outlined with blue and white lines, the ground on one side orange, and on the other blue The museum records it as glaze, earthenware, measuring Height 20.1 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 2.2 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- glaze, earthenware
- Dimensions
- Height 20.1 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 2.2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Punjab (India)
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tile
- Museum object number
- IS.45-1898
- Museum system number
- O430239
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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