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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.316.B
Title
Pair of tiles with trefoil floral medallion surrounded by prunus stem, tulip and carnation motifs
Other Titles
Alternate Title: One of a Pair of Tiles (framed together) One of a pair of tiles forming a central floral cartouche surrounded by floral sprays
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
c. 1575-1585
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Iznik
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Turkish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215855

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Underglaze polychrome-painted fritware
Technique
Underglazed, painted
Dimensions
24.5 x 24.5 cm (9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.316.B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Edwin Binney III, Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, exh. cat., Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR, 1979), 214-5 (Ceramic 8)

Exhibition History

  • The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/16/1987 - 08/02/1987
  • Pride of the Village: Rugs and Kilims of Turkey, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/1988 - 10/09/1988
  • Enter Ye the Garden: Prayer Rugs of Islam, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/26/1989 - 08/20/1989
  • Earthly Paradise: Gardens in Islamic Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/08/1993 - 08/22/1993
  • A Grand Legacy: Arts of the Ottoman Empire, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/09/1999 - 01/02/2000

Verification Level

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