Object details
Accession number
C7w2
Primary Creator
Persian
Full title
Tile with Figure of a Mounted Warrior
Creation Date
19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection probably before 1915.
Dimensions
17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Polychrome underglaze painting on molded silceous earthenware
Web Commentary
Isabella 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Spanish Cloister
Bibliography
Gilbert 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)
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