Cleveland Museum of Art

Wall Tiles

Date

1600s

Medium

fritware with underglaze-painted design

Culture

Turkey (Iznik), Ottoman Period

Department

Islamic Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

These four square tiles are each adorned with a floral spray of tulips, carnations, and a large hybrid palmette, set inside a twelve-lobed circular medallion. It is surrounded by an eight-pointed star made of pairs of wavy lines. Where the four tiles are joined, another complete medallion with a floral motif and a cobalt blue center is formed. Iznik was the town which manufactured tiles for imperial buildings of the Ottoman sultans.

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