Border Tile with Split-Palmette Design
Within the tilework decoration of the Ottoman capital, tomato‑red tiles such as this one were laid end to end, creating a meandering vine‑scroll border for walls covered with field tiles, like the nearby floral and cloud-band example.
Artwork Details
- Title: Border Tile with Split-Palmette Design
- Date: ca. 1578
- Geography: Made in Turkey, Iznik
- Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm) - Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1971
- Object Number: 1971.235.2
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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