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| Keywords: Panel of three tiles British Museum 1878,1230.534.jpg Panel of three blue and white Iznik tiles place of creation Iznik Turkey c 1550 Fritware/stonepaste with underglaze-painted decoration in cobalt blue and turquoise Institution British Museum G34 cite book Porter Venetia 1995 Islamic Tiles British Museum Press London 978-0-7141-1456-9 107 fig 96 object history credit line Bequeathed by John Henderson These tiles are cream rather than white in colour Identical tiles decorate the shrine of Eyüp en Abu Ayyub al-Ansari just outside the walls of Istanbul see en Eyüp Sultan Mosque The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a pairs of these tiles Accession numbers http //collections vam ac uk/item/O276592/tile-unknown/ 1684-1892 and http //collections vam ac uk/item/O276593/tile-unknown/ 412-1905 There are also two tiles in the Leighton House Museum in London which are plastered into the wall on the right hand side as one enters the 'Arab Hall' Similar but not identical blue and white tiles decorate the en Rüstem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul They can be seen in this photograph File DSC04141 Istanbul - Rüstem Pasha camii - Foto G Dall'Orto 26-5-2006 jpg accession number http //www britishmuseum org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details aspx objectId 218239 partId 1 1878 1230 534 b own photo date 2015 Aa77zz artwork license PD-old-100 photo license other versions İznik ceramics Room 34 British Museum Plant-scroll ornament | ||||
