Tile with Figure of a Mounted Warrior
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadePersia, Ancient & Byzantine World-Asia
MediumPolychrome underglaze painting on molded silceous earthenware
Dimensions17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC7w2
eMuseum ID720244
EmbARK ObjectID11344
TMS Source ID571
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 52. (as Persian, "Shah Abbas" style)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 121-22, no. 56. (as Persian, 19th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 121-22, no. 56. (as Persian, 19th century)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection probably before 1915.
