Earthernware tile

Rectangular tile (cut portion of once square tile), earthenware, Iznik, Turkey, c.1570-1580.

Silica / frit body giving clear white ground with a part-pattern showing a spray of plum/prunus blossom overlaid with a feathery saz leaf, the upper right corner with a quarter of a large pomegranate flower, the lower right hand corner with a portion of a palmette. Outlined in black and painted in two shades cobalt blue, raised sealing-wax red (Armenian bole) and green glazes. Forming part of a larger pattern, Iznik, Turkey, c.1570-1580.