Tile Spandrel with Floral Sprays
c. 1570–75
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Tile Spandrel with Floral Sprays, c. 1570–75. Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Fritware with red slip and underglaze design; overall: 76 x 29.9 x 2.5 cm (29 15/16 x 11 3/4 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 2004.70 The tile's radiant floral sprays evoke eternal spring and visions of paradise.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- Fritware with red slip and underglaze design
- Medium
- fritware, red, slip, underglaze, design
- Dimensions
- Overall: 76 x 29.9 x 2.5 cm (29 15/16 x 11 3/4 x 1 in.)
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 2004.70
- Credit Line
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 116 Islamic
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