Tile, Punjab (India), ca. 1630
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1630
Tile in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number IS.59-1898), made in Punjab (India), dated ca. 1630. The museum's brief description reads: Glazed earthenware, Mughal, ca. 1630 (?). Museum description: Square glazed earthenware tile with chipped edges, green ground with central manganese panel bearing orange, blue and yellow stylised blossoms. The museum records it as glazed earthenware, cuerda seca, measuring Height 19.5 cm; Width 19.5 cm; Depth 2.5 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- glaze, Earthenware (red)
- Dimensions
- Height 19.5 cm; Width 19.5 cm; Depth 2.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- glazed earthenware, cuerda seca
- Place recorded
- Punjab (India)
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tile
- Museum object number
- IS.59-1898
- Museum system number
- O434226
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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