Tiles with Checkered Pattern

1475–1500

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 307

Tiles such as these three examples might have been used to create a geometric frame, perhaps a star shape, that could enclose other decorated tiles

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Provenance

Title: Tiles with Checkered Pattern
Date: 1475–1500
Geography: Made in Toledo, Spain
Culture: Spanish
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: Overall (together without mount): 8 11/16 x 7 1/2 x 1 in. (22 x 19.1 x 2.5 cm)
Overall (a): 7 1/8 x 4 5/16 x 13/16 in. (18.1 x 10.9 x 2 cm)
Overall (b): 6 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 13/16 in. (17.5 x 10.9 x 2 cm)
Overall (c): 7 3/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 in. (18.2 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm)
Overall (with old mount): 9 5/8 x 21 1/2 x 1 in. (24.4 x 54.6 x 2.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
Credit Line: Gift of W. L. Hildburgh, 1932
Object Number: 32.64.58a-c
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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