Tile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3160/55

Ceramic tile, square. On a white background, tile has an image in maroon of a stooped man walking through a bog landscape with reeds and bushes around him. He holds a large hat in his hand. The corners of the tile are decorated with an spider motif. 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 13.1 cm, depth 0.9 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Margot Allingham
  • Received from Margot Allingham

  • Made in Netherlands

  • Creation Date between 1680 and 1710
  • Ownership Date before March 11, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on March 11, 2016

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3160/0055