Publication Date
1530
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 22cm, Width: 28cm, Depth: 1.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.10-1953
Record ID
C.10-1953
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1530
Notes
Tile, fritware body, painted under the glaze in two shades of blue, Turkey (Iznik), 1530s; from the Ãinili Hamam (Tiled Bath-house) in the Zeyrek district of Istanbul.
Fiziksel açıklama
Border tile of fritware (also called stone paste), painted under the glaze in two shades of blue. The wider central white band is set with alternating shaped figures with coloured grounds. One, set in the centre of the tile, is a horizontal cartouche of a complex but conventional shape, with scrollwork decoration that appears white against the dark-blue ground, with highlights in light blue. The second figure, seen as half-figures at either end of the tile, is an octagon with a scalloped outline, with scrollwork decoration that appears as white against the light-blue ground. The spaces between the coloured figures are occupied by scrolling stems of the hatâyî type, set with complex, stencil-like blossoms, small leaves and buds. The border is filled with an undulating floral scroll that appears white against the light-blue ground, with details in dark blue.
