Floor tile

This maiolica floor tile was made at Siena in Italy, possibly between 1509 and 1513.

The tile is painted with arabesques in yellow and green on a blue ground.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-719-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1892.224
• Date: 1509 - 1513
  Possibly between 1509 and 1513
  
• Material: Earthenware
  Tile, floor
  
• Dimensions: 242 mm L x 100 mm W
  
• What: Tile, floor
  
• Subject: Ceramics : earthenware : Italy : Urbino
  
• Who:
• Where: Italy, Siena
  
• Event:
• Description: Hexagonal maiolica flooring tile with two long sides, painted with arabesques in yellow and green on a blue ground: Italian, Siena, possibly 1509 - 1513
  
• References:
  • Curnow, Celia, Italian Maiolica in the National Museums of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1992 
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