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Tile (Iran)
This is a tile. It is dated 13th century and we acquired it in 1966. Its medium is glazed and lustered stonepaste. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Lusterware was a dominant type of ceramic production in medieval Iran, possibly having spread from Egypt in the early 12th century. Within Iran, the town of Kashan was the finest producer of lusterware and manufacture was at its peak during the 12th and 13th centuries.Human interaction with lusterware vessels and tiles over time has enhanced variations in color and luminescence. The brassy color of the decoration on this tile indicates that silver rather than copper oxide was used in the making of its luster glaze.
This object was
donated by
Miss Ruth Friedman.
It is credited Gift of Ruth Friedman in memory of Harry G. Friedman.
- Fragment (Spain)
- silk, gilded vellum on silk core.
- Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
- 1902-1-978
- Tile
- glazed, lustered and painted stonepaste, rolled and pierced silver (later mount).
- Gift of Ruth Friedman in memory of Harry G. Friedman.
- 1966-3-5-a/c
- Drawing, Decorative Design with Clown, Elephant, and Ballerina
- pen and black ink, brush and blue-gray wash on cream paper, mounted.
- Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
- 2000-20-19
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Drawing, Design for Signpost, Elephant
- charcoal on paper.
- Gift of Diana Diederich Blake.
- 1992-92-152
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 1.5 × 14.3 cm (9/16 × 5 5/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Tile (Iran); glazed and lustered stonepaste; H x diam.: 1.5 × 14.3 cm (9/16 × 5 5/8 in.); Gift of Ruth Friedman in memory of Harry G. Friedman; 1966-3-4
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Iridescence.
