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Tile with a biblical motif - Moses

unknown Dutch workshop18th century AD

City Museum of Wrocław

City Museum of Wrocław
Wrocław, Poland

The tile was baked from smooth earthenware clay, which became water-resistant only after covering with the glaze layer. The formed and pre-fired tiles were covered with glaze composed of silica, lead oxide and tin oxide - this glaze, after drying, formed a white velvety base on which the pattern was created. The sketch of the pattern was applied using a template. The template was made of thick paper on which the drawing was applied by means of perforation. The template was placed on a glaze-covered tile and sprinkled with wood ash - such a sketch was immediately corrected with a soft brush with the so-called large fire paints - including cobalt oxide (blue). The pattern of this tile shows a scene from the Old Testament depicting Moses at the moment when God spoke to him in the form of a burning bush. Ex 3: 4-6

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  • Title: Tile with a biblical motif - Moses
  • Creator: unknown Dutch workshop
  • Date Created: 18th century AD
  • Location Created: Netherlands
  • Type: artefact
  • Medium: faience, lead-tin glaze, pattern painted with cobalt oxide
City Museum of Wrocław

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