Key Information
Reference code
NMC/0916C
Title
Ceramic tile fragment
Date(s)
- 19th century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
One item
Content and Structure
Scope and content
Polychrome (blue, green, yellow, white) glazed ceramic tile fragment with hand-painted floral and plant designs. 'Shah Isfahan' handwritten on verso. Label on verso - 'Shah - 17th mosque Isfahan.' The Shah Mosque (Persian), also known as Imam Mosque (Persian), is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Irania/Persian architecture and an example of Islamic era architecture of Iran. It employed the haft rangi (seven-colour) style of tile mosaic.
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Custodial history
Gifted to The Glasgow School of Art by Francis Newbery (see GSA minute book, 21/12/1921).
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Physical Description
Polychrome glazed ceramic fragment.
Dimensions: 76 x 105 x 10 mm