Iznik tile with a stylised grapevine, Ottoman Period

An image of Fritware/Stonepaste Tile. Unknown. Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, green, turquoise and black under a colourless glaze, height 26.6 cm, width 27 cm, depth 2.8 cm, weight 2627 g, circa 1574-1599. Ottoman Period. Syria, Damascus. Forms part of a panel comprising twenty three tiles, C.4-1928. This tile probably formed the edge of the original panel.

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Fritware/Stonepaste Tile. Unknown. Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, green, turquoise and black under a colourless glaze, height 26.6 cm, width 27 cm, depth 2.8 cm, weight 2627 g, circa 1574-1599. Ottoman Period. Syria, Damascus. Forms part of a panel comprising twenty three tiles, C.4-1928. This tile probably formed the edge of the original panel.

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Accession Number: C.4J-1928
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1010 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.18MB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:08:15 14:47:08

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16th Century blue border tile bunch of grapes floral foliage foliate frit fritware fruits glazed grapes grapevine Islamic Isnik Iznik moulded Ottoman palmettes pottery square stonepaste stylised Syrian tiles tulips Turkish turquoise

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