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Production: Unknown (Probably)
Fragment of a tile. Gritty, pinkish-buff earthenware decorated in cuenca technique with blue, ochre and white glazes. Circular. An ochre shield bearing a diagonal inscription in ochre on a white ground. Blue surround.
History note: Possibly from the Alhambra; Mrs W.D. Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 6.4 cm
Width: 2.0 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1943-09-20) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
16th century
In or after
1542
CE
-
1550
CE
Decoration
composed of
glaze
( blue, ochre and white)
Front
Accession number: EC.55-1943
Primary reference Number: 15897
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Tile" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15897 Accessed: 2023-04-01 23:40:41
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University of Cambridge}}
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