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Medium:
Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze manganese decoration
Dimensions:
Overall: H: 147.3 x W: 85.1 cm (58 x 33 1/2 in.)
Type:
tiles
Decorative Arts
Panel
Place:
Possibly Rotterdam, Holland
Possibly Delft, Netherlands
Date:
ca. 1725
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Tile from upright rectangular panel of tiles; dark purple (manganese) on white ground showing arched framework; oval cartouche bearing double monogram (probably Lubert Adolf Torck), supported by pair of nude amors; pair of small amors holding crown above, borne by pair of female terms; surrounded by leafscrolls and foliations, with pair of flower-filled urns; top center, lunetted amor's head pendented with rosetted lattice cartouche.
To be used in Rozendaal Castel. Intended to be viewed inset into a wall- indicated by the inclusion of a trompe-l'oeil marbleized edge that surrounds three sides of the panel.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Randolph Hearst
Accession Number:
1941-76-1-c
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40476f25a-ed4d-4ce1-ab54-5688dbe4b378
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1941-76-1-c