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Tile

Title	Tile
Date	ca. 1640–60 17th century
Medium	Delftware (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.

Subjects: Botanical illustration Ornithological plates

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