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Tile
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Tile

TitleTile
Date1620–40 17th century
MediumTin-glazed earthenware
ClassificationCeramics-Pottery
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of W. R. Valentiner, 1908
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

About this artwork

“Tile” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1620–40. It is executed in tin-glazed earthenware and classified as ceramics-pottery. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.

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