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Panel fragment

Title	Panel fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1550
Publication Place	Damascus (made) -
Subject	Floral Patterns
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 20.3cm, Width: 20.3cm, Depth: 2cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	682A-1897
Record ID	682A-1897
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1550
Notes	These tiles were part of the refurbishment of the Dome of the Rock ordered by SÃ¼leyman the Magnificent from the 1550s onwards. SÃ¼leyman employed Iranian craftsmen from Tabriz led by 'Abdal-lah Tabrizi, who used the cuerda seca technique as well as the underglaze painting typical of Iznik of the same period. The same craftsmen went on to produce tiles for the SÃ¼leymaniye mosque and madrasah in Damascus in 1554.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware with <i>cuerda seca</i> decoration Fritware Cuerda Seca
Fiziksel açıklama	Tile, one of two, painted in cobalt blue, yellow and manganese over a white slip with a floral design and geometrical compartments, the bottom with a double border, in the cuerda seca technique.
Üslup	Ottoman

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Panel fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1550

Publication Place Damascus (made) -

Subject Floral Patterns

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 20.3cm, Width: 20.3cm, Depth: 2cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 682A-1897

Record ID 682A-1897

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1550

Notes These tiles were part of the refurbishment of the Dome of the Rock ordered by SÃ¼leyman the Magnificent from the 1550s onwards. SÃ¼leyman employed Iranian craftsmen from Tabriz led by 'Abdal-lah Tabrizi, who used the cuerda seca technique as well as the underglaze painting typical of Iznik of the same period. The same craftsmen went on to produce tiles for the SÃ¼leymaniye mosque and madrasah in Damascus in 1554.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware with <i>cuerda seca</i> decoration Fritware Cuerda Seca

Fiziksel açıklama Tile, one of two, painted in cobalt blue, yellow and manganese over a white slip with a floral design and geometrical compartments, the bottom with a double border, in the cuerda seca technique.

Üslup Ottoman