15929958450001312637261000Standard Recordobject-17502170206301706416104717970001702062269555fitz-onlineadlib-object-17502https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/175026d2ef74e-24d6-30bd-b1eb-db1aae7e17b25personreferenceagent-182723adlib-agent-1827235495e4ed-b75f-30c0-b62b-df66d825c782seated figurereferenceterm-117065adlib-term-117065e8b6d70e-fccf-30c9-b802-d0e7d5279820fritware (stonepaste)referenceterm-130566adlib-term-1305668ed5407b-c457-3a30-831c-9bec28de1817Hornblowerbrown lustrereferenceterm-113656adlib-term-1136565b6197cf-eb3b-3574-8522-53b223cc4b49oxide colourswhite, covers the upper surface and runs over the edges and has a spot of turquoise, possibly from another object fired in the same kilnreferenceterm-32652adlib-term-3265282d8ae3b-f165-395c-ba93-dfa1c282b7beglazeUpper Surfacebrown lustrereferenceterm-120086adlib-term-120086cdecca31-5ec3-3fe3-9e5d-455d9771fda5painting overglazewhite, covers the upper surface and runs over the edges and has a spot of turquoise, possibly from another object fired in the same kilnreferenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)referenceterm-110500adlib-term-1105006dc34c6c-d553-36b2-b489-9797a89deeeasociety/human lifeApplied Artsfritware coated in a white glaze painted with lustrefritware, mould made, coated in a white glaze painted with lustre
Shape: eight pointed star tile with bevelled edges
Upper surface: seated figure with dotted coat surrounded by scrolling half palmettes and a border reflecting the tile shape, all reserved in lustre. Glaze runs over the edges.
Lower surface: undecorated except for spots of lustre and glaze.OC.5-19401accession numberOC.5-194017502priref17502urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17502https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17502referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by G.D. Hornblower, O.B.E.referenceagent-166326adlib-agent-16632631574463-265a-3838-a49f-83670dffc38cHornblower, G. D., OBE194019401940givenEntry date: 194011701170CE1170circa1170119911199CE1199circa1199potterreferenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98Unknownreferenceterm-108874adlib-term-108874bf51aaa4-636f-35d9-a4f2-7ab61b8be3dd12th Century, Latereferenceterm-11099adlib-term-110997f4f7ddd-d5c4-3932-92d4-d715ac249f87literalIranIrancountryprobably KashanKashanreferenceterm-108851adlib-term-10885124e00e11-7f5d-3ad5-acda-1a5b13378105fritwareDepthcm1.5Heightcm14Weightg275Widthcm14.2referencemedia-13317adlib-media-1331773d29416-5b10-3c12-a0d1-e7e32f51ab7djpegaa/aa15/OC_5_1940.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162607451381imagejpegaa/aa15/mid_OC_5_1940.jpg1heightpixels649widthpixels50016162607451381imagejpegaa/aa15/OC_5_1940.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162607451381imagejpegaa/aa15/preview_OC_5_1940.jpg1heightpixels325widthpixels25016162607451381image0media
imagereferenceterm-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btileobject namereferenceterm-128244adlib-term-12824487e93c4c-bc99-3e1c-9bb3-98d19d3f01f5Islamic potterycategoryreferenceterm-129652adlib-term-12965266ffe9ac-5359-3391-967c-dbaf030f5de5lustre warecategoryeight-pointed star tilehistory noteAcquired as from the Ali Kapi at Isfahan, but in 1951 the donor's son said they came from the Mosque at Tabriz. (old slip)referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumCf. A tile with a similar design (not identical) in the Hetjens Museum, Dusseldorf, Inv. Nr. 1941/46, see p. 102, no. 124.p. 102referencepublication-1712adlib-publication-1712770f4bbe-208c-319c-ac09-12a62024938bIslamische Keramikreferencepublication-1716adlib-publication-171671c75fad-a8d6-3ec3-926c-f2bc7004339fPersian Lustre WareCf. near identical tile see catalogue number 42 (p. 49). Ref. on 12th-14th century tiles in Iran, Anatolia and Syria32-61referencepublication-6459adlib-publication-6459e2a29ba8-d501-362a-9a82-da08cffff97dIslamic Tilesreferenceterm-120025adlib-term-12002540c4beec-88a1-314e-900d-e288c58b501fMonumental styleplantreferenceterm-107438adlib-term-1074387a134fa2-3953-3e66-a1d9-c974dddbd79cleavesactivityreferenceterm-107877adlib-term-107877d3fd41d2-8962-3d09-a893-f20ebb772237sittingliteralleavesleavesliteralsittingsittingreferenceterm-30982adlib-term-30982952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5btiletilefritware, mould made, coated in a white glaze painted with lustrereferenceterm-111179adlib-term-111179be5c887b-c0ed-3d89-82b2-c3a870e72a68mouldingobject
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