Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1560
Publication Place
Iznik (made) Turkey -
Subject
Floral Flowers Stems Interlacing Arabesques
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Approx. for each tile length: 23.8cm, Approx. for each tile width: 23.8cm, Overall (not frame) height: 72cm, Overall (approx) width: 72cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
430 to D-1900
Record ID
430 to D-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1560
Notes
In the Middle East, tilework was originally developed as a decorative cladding for brick structures. After 1400 its use spread to Turkey, where tiles were applied to stone buildings using mortar. The most accomplished type had colourful designs painted on a brilliant white ground. Tiles from the Turkish city of Iznik soon became very popular. They were even applied to wooden structures such as royal barges where mortar could not be used. A hole was bored through the centre of each tile, which was held in place by a pin with a decorative head.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Slip Glaze Glazed Painted
Parçalar
Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile
Fiziksel açıklama
Panel of five tiles of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red, green, dark blue and turquoise-blue, outlined in olive-green, with part of a repeating design of large floral devices surrounded by flowering stems interlaced with arabesques.
Üretim
register
