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Panel of tiles with vegetal and geometric decoration
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Details
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- Date
- early 15th century
- Material and technique
- fritware, with underglaze painting in blue
- Dimensions
- 105 x 90 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased with the assistance of the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1981.
- Accession no.
- EA1981.48
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Further reading
Lane, Arthur, Ceramics Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, A Guide to the Collection of Tiles, 2nd edn (London: H.M.S.O., 1960)
Glossary (2)
fritware, underglaze painting
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fritware
Ceramic material composed of ground quartz and small quantities of clay and finely ground frit (frit is obtained by pouring molten glass into water).
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underglaze painting
Painting applied to ceramic material before a transparent, or monochrome or coloured glaze for Islamic objects, is applied. The technique was initially developed in China.
Location
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First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East
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First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East
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