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Title	Tile
Author	Unknown (made)
Publication Date:	1865
Publication Place	Isfahan (made) Iran (made) Tehran (made) -
Subject	Ceramics Tiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Width: 37.5cm, Height: 32cm, Depth: 2.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	230-1887
Record ID	230-1887
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1865
Notes	In the later 19th century, Qajar artists began to imitate the work of the Safavid period. This anonymous tile depicts a group of people wearing late Safavid costume. In the background are the Armenian churches of Isfahan.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, moulded and underglaze painted Fritware Moulded Glazing Painted
Fiziksel açıklama	Tile, glazed fritware, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze pigments including blue, turquoise, pink, yellow and black, and depicting a scene with a man and a woman in a garden, each accompanied by an attendant. The woman holds a parasol, and two flowers. The man wears a Safavid-style turban and a Qajar style jacket with a sash and a sword, as does his retainer. The background landscape features various buildings, including three churches and a bridge, echoing the city of Isfahan. Running along the top of the tile is a continuous border of interlaced scrolls with flowers and birds.
Üslup	Qajar

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Tile

Author Unknown (made)

Publication Date 1865

Publication Place Isfahan (made) Iran (made) Tehran (made) -

Subject Ceramics Tiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Width: 37.5cm, Height: 32cm, Depth: 2.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 230-1887

Record ID 230-1887

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1865

Notes In the later 19th century, Qajar artists began to imitate the work of the Safavid period. This anonymous tile depicts a group of people wearing late Safavid costume. In the background are the Armenian churches of Isfahan.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, moulded and underglaze painted Fritware Moulded Glazing Painted

Fiziksel açıklama Tile, glazed fritware, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze pigments including blue, turquoise, pink, yellow and black, and depicting a scene with a man and a woman in a garden, each accompanied by an attendant. The woman holds a parasol, and two flowers. The man wears a Safavid-style turban and a Qajar style jacket with a sash and a sword, as does his retainer. The background landscape features various buildings, including three churches and a bridge, echoing the city of Isfahan. Running along the top of the tile is a continuous border of interlaced scrolls with flowers and birds.

Üslup Qajar