Items matching faience (results page 1)

104. Dutch Ceramic TilesThe History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

A collage made of Dutch “Delftware” ceramic tiles, probably from the eighteenth century. I have also made separate low-resolution 500-pixel images of the individual tiles. Dutch faience shows a distin [...]

Keywords: ceramic art, faience, art, colour, delft

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 1The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a building with a steep foor and a round tower next to a tree; there seems to be a sailing boat in the background. The picture is enclosed in a circle set into an eight- [...]

Keywords: buildings, towers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 2The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture features a floral design. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: leaves, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 3The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture features a leaf curled round a border. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: borders, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 4The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture depicts a daisy or other flower, with two birds perched on its branches. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: flowers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, birds, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 5The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a town with two tall circular towers and several other tall buildings, set into an abstract dotted border. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: views, towns, towers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, borders, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 6The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has a seed pod. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 7The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture contains part of a decorative border with daisies or other flowers and leaves. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, borders, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 8The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture contains an abstract geometric design including an eight-pointed star and shapes that might be remeniscent of clover leaves and flowers. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceram [...]

Keywords: abstract, geometric designs, flowers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 9The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has a colourful floral design. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 10The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has a floral ornament surrounded by a swirly swash pattern. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 11The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has white leaves and balls on a dark red background. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 12The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a lion with one paw on a circle; the lion stands on grass with a golf-bunker or sand-pit nearby; in the background, geese fly past on their way to find hidden meanings in [...]

Keywords: alchemy, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 13The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a house with a sailing boat’s sail visible behind it, and more sailing boats in the background and also a tree. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: houses, boats, faience, ceramic art, tiles, water, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 14The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has another abstract geometric design made from shapes inspired from nature. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 15The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a large urn with a laurel wreath around it; it looks almost heraldic. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, heraldry, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 16The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has blue hairy swirly patterns. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 17The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows an orange tulip, with fleur-de-lys designs at the corners. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: fleurs de lys, flowers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 18The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a small but brightly-coloured bird sitting on (or carrying) a twig with two green leaves and two orange leaves; the whole design surrounded by a circle an abstract geomet [...]

Keywords: birds, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 19The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a flower in an oval cartouche, with a squiggly design round it. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: flowers, cartouches, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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