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White square tile painted with a dense symmetrical floral pattern in blues, blacks and greens. A large maned flower occupies the center, with smaller flowers of varying shapes surrounding it.
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  • White square tile painted with a dense symmetrical floral pattern in blues, blacks and greens. A large maned flower occupies the center, with smaller flowers of varying shapes surrounding it.
  • White square tile painted with a dense symmetrical floral pattern in blues, blacks and greens. A large maned flower occupies the center, with smaller flowers of varying shapes surrounding it.

Unknown Maker, Turkish

Wall Tile with Tulips and Hyacinths

Maker

Unknown Maker, Turkish

Culture

Turkish

Title

Wall Tile with Tulips and Hyacinths

Period

Ottoman Dynasty

Year

1600s

Medium

  • Ceramic with underglaze painted pigments and overglaze

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Ceramic with underglaze painted pigments and overglaze

Materials

clay products

Geography

Place Made: Damascus, Syria

Dimensions

22.9 x 22.9 cm (9 x 9 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

14.037

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 â€“ Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

For thousands of years, makers have ornamented architecture with motifs from the natural world. Tile design really flourished in what is now Syria and Iran beginning in the 1100s. Wall tiles arranged to form colorful patterns decorated the interiors and exteriors of religious buildings and wealthy households. Drawing from hunting scenes with spotted gazelles to tulips, hyacinths, and roses, tile designers created dazzling patterns. Copper-based turquoise, cobalt blue, manganese violet, antimony yellow, and other minerals provided colorful palettes.

—WC

Ottoman Turkish Art
Sep 25, 1987 â€“ Jan 24, 1988
Surface Versus Structure
Islamic Decorative Arts
Mar 22, 1985 â€“ Aug 15, 1985

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Unknown Maker, Turkish
Wall Tile with Tulips and Hyacinths, 1600s
Ceramic with underglaze painted pigments and overglaze
22.9 x 22.9 cm (9 x 9 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 14.037

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