Tile

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Square tile, painted with underglaze random pattern of brown, black and white, simulating tortoise-shell. Clear glaze (kwaart) over tin-glaze.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
18th century
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13 x 13 x 6 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Tile
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