Skip to main content

Tile: C.23-1934

An image of Tile
View image details Mirador icon - view image Mirador deep zoom IIIF Manifest IIIF Manifest Slow looking

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Tile
An image of Tile
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Ali ibn Muhammad (Possibly)

Entities

Categories

Description

Fritware painted in blue, turquoise and lustre under or on a white glaze

Pinkish fritware, mould made; the upper surface decorated in blue and turquoise under a white glaze onto which brown lustre is painted.
Shape: eight pointed star-shaped tile
Decoration: around the exterior, contained within blue lines nashki script is painted in lustre. In the centre, reserved in lustre, two birds perch back to back in a paradise tree highlighted in blue and turquoise against a background of dotted scrolls. Beneath the tree a stylised fish is also reserved in lustre against an identical background.

Notes

History note: From the collection of the late Henry Wallis. On the back there is a rectangular label printed in black 'LENT BY/' stamped in purple 'H WALLIS ES'/ printed in black 'No.' written in black ink '89'.

Legal notes

Given by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1.3 cm
Width: 20.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1934-02-27) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

13th Century, second half
Production date: May-June AD 1267

School or Style

Il-Khanid

Components of the work

Upper Surface composed of oxide colours ( lustre) pigment ( turquoise, blue) glaze ( white)

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Pinkish fritware, mould made; the upper surface painted in blue and turquoise under a white glaze onto which is painted in brown lustre

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: a nashki inscription

  • Location: Round the edge
  • Method of creation: Painted in lustre
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: printed in black 'LENT BY/' stamped in purple 'H WALLIS ES'/ printed in black 'No.' written in black ink '89'
  • Location: On the back
  • Method of creation: Printed, stamped and written
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.23-1934
Primary reference Number: 17489

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 1 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Tile" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17489 Accessed: 2025-12-05 10:58:49

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17489 |title=Tile |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 10:58:49|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-17489

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa36/C_23_1934_srgb_201008_mfj22_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Tile"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Tile</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo