Caption

Tile, ceramic tiles with plant decorations and Maltese crosses, depiction of two birds, Hutsul region, 19th century, tile, height 20 cm, width 23 cm, depth 6 cm, possibly used for stoves; decoration with a cross motif., A square ceramic tile with a cream background framed by a decorative border in brown and green features a central ornate cross rendered with crosshatched and solid segments in brown and green atop a stepped base; flanking the cross are stylized floral motifs with tulip-like flowers and leafy stems in green and brown, and a pair of birds perched near the top corners with green and brown plumage and dark outlined details; small ornamental dots and curving lines in brown and green accent the design, and touches of yellowish-brown appear in shaded areas and highlights.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_309

License type

Rights managed

Available size

92.0Mb (4.8Mb) / 17.9in x 20.0in / 5358 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tile ceramic tiles plant decorations Maltese crosses depiction two birds Hutsul region 19th century tile height 20 cm width 23 cm depth 6 cm stoves decoration cross motif square ceramic tile cream background framed decorative border brown green features central ornate cross rendered crosshatched solid segments green atop stepped base flanking cross stylized floral motifs tulip- flowers leafy stems green pair birds perched near top corners brown plumage dark outlined details small ornamental dots curving lines green accent design touches yellowish-brown shaded areas highlights.