tile
- Museum number
- 2000,0903.2
- Description
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Earthenware tile with relief-moulded decoration in the cuenca technique of a vase, glazed in rust, blue and green on a white ground. Factory backstamp.
- Production date
- 20thC(early)
- Dimensions
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Height: 150 millimetres
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Width: 150 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This motif occurs in early 16th-century tiles on buildings erected by Charles V in the Royal Palace of Seville. Copies such as this were used when the palace was restored in the 19th century.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2000
- Acquisition notes
- One of a group purchased for the Museum by Mark McDonald during his research visits to Seville to work on the Columbus prints project; from El Bazar del Barrio in May 2000 as one of five tiles for a total of £49.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 2000,0903.2
