Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1721
Publication Place
Kütahya (made) -
Subject
Ceramics
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Width: 180mm, Height: 180mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
982-1892
Record ID
982-1892
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1721
Notes
Tile, fritware, with an inscription in dark brown or manganese, glazed, Turkey (Kütahya), dated 1721.
Sample Text
T(e)r A(stua)c Y(isu)s K'(risto)s/Å inec'aw tu-/ns Sargisin/t'vin rch marti/ze orn urp'at' ka-/tarum e Translation Lord God Jesus Christ. this house was built for Sargis in the year 1170 (AD 1721) on March 17th, Friday. (This marks the) completion (thereof) Note Dedication; Armenian; uncial; the tile face; 1721
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, underglaze painted in manganese, glazed Fritware Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama
Tile of fritware, the glaze pitted and uneven; greenish-white ground. The edges of the tile are sharply bevelled back. An Armenian inscription in dark brown decorates the face of the tile. Five lines of text spaced by horizontal guide lines, within a border in the form of a cusped arch. Further letters to the top left and right.
Üslup
Kütahya Ware Ottoman
