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Tile: C.145-1933

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Modern copy of a tile from the Alhambra. Buff earthenware, moulded, glazed, and decorated with blue and lustre. In the middle, a coat of arms surrounded by scrolls. The remainder of the surface is covered with a diaper pattern with formal foliage in the spaces and a quarter star or rosette in each corner. In ebonized wood frame.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1.5 cm
Height: 18.5 cm
Width: 18.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-06-15) by Le Strange, Guy

Dating

20th Century
1900 CE - 1933 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue) lustre
Frame composed of ebonized wood
Tile composed of earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.145-1933
Primary reference Number: 15886
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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