Tile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3160/53

Ceramic tile, square. On a white background, tile has an image in blue of Jesus praying in the garden of Gethsemane. A kneeling, robed man faces a cloud inside which sits a chalice, his hands clasped before his chest. He is surrounded by an outdoor landscape, with a road and building, possibly an army barracks, to his rear. Sky is cloudy. Image is surrounded by a circular border, and ox-head motifs decorate the corners of the tile. Top surface is glazed and shiny; sides and bottom are undecorated.


  • Type of Item tile
  • Culture Dutch
  • Material clay, paint, glaze
  • Measurements height 13.1 cm, width 13.0 cm, depth 0.8 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Margot Allingham
  • Received from Margot Allingham

  • Made in Netherlands

  • Creation Date before 1800
  • Ownership Date before March 11, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on March 11, 2016

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3160/0053