Wall Tile

Ceramic

Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Wall Tile

Entry/Object ID

705

Acquisition

Accession

1891.001

Source or Donor

Anthony J. Drexel, Philadelphia

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Anthony J. Drexel

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Place

City

Damascus

Country

Syria

Region

Middle East

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Width

12-1/4 in

Length

12-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Framed: 12 1/2x12 1/4 in; H, W, D: 10x10x1 in unframed

Height

10 in

Width

10 in

Depth

1 in

Material

Earthenware, tin glaze

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

The grape bunch on this tile was drawn from Chinese decoration and became popular in Iznik pottery around the mid-16th century.

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Ceramic tiles were a popular art form in Asia Minor in the 16 th century especially as the Ottomans rose to power. Wall tiles are an important part of the decorative arts within Islam as geometric harmony has symbolic significance to Muslims.