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Tile panel

Title	Tile panel
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1560
Publication Place	Iznik (made) Turkey (made) -
Subject	Palmette Flowers Serrated Leaves Stems
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 48.3cm, Width: 61cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	432 to G-1900
Record ID	432 to G-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, Tile, Tile, Tile
Fiziksel açıklama	Panel of eight tiles of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red, green and shades of blue, outlined in olive-green, with a repeating design composed of palmette-shaped compartments containing sprays of roses, tulips and carnations symmetrically arranged. Between these compartments are conventional flowers and serrated leaves on continuous wavy stems.
Üretim	register
Üslup	Ottoman

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Tile panel

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1560

Publication Place Iznik (made) Turkey (made) -

Subject Palmette Flowers Serrated Leaves Stems

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 48.3cm, Width: 61cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 432 to G-1900

Record ID 432 to G-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, Tile, Tile, Tile

Fiziksel açıklama Panel of eight tiles of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red, green and shades of blue, outlined in olive-green, with a repeating design composed of palmette-shaped compartments containing sprays of roses, tulips and carnations symmetrically arranged. Between these compartments are conventional flowers and serrated leaves on continuous wavy stems.

Üretim register

Üslup Ottoman