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