Border tile with a central palmette flanked by interlacing split-palmettes
Architectural ElementsOttoman16th century

Border tile with a central palmette flanked by interlacing split-palmettes

c. 1575

Description

The red border tile probably comes from the famed Altin Yol, or Golden Way of the Topkapi Palace, which was also decorated during this period. Forming part of a continuous band six inches wide, this tile is again 9 1/2 inches long. It is beveled on two edges, and consists of tendril ornaments in white and blue, while the main color, built out from the slip in thick application, is the famous Iznik red. A bare minimum of dark-blue drawing defines the forms, while it is the colors themselves that predominate.

Classification
Architectural Elements
Technique
Underglazed, painted
Medium
Underglaze polychrome painted fritware
Culture
Ottoman
Period
Ottoman period
Century
16th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

24.45 x 15.56 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.)

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