Tile
| Title | Tile |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 1640–60 17th century |
| Medium | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Classification | Ceramics-Pottery |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Fletcher Fund, 1927 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Tile” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1640–60. It is executed in tin-glazed earthenware and classified as ceramics-pottery. In this archive it sits within the zoological 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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Dated to ca. 1640–60. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
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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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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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