Tin-glazed earthenware tile. Rouen, France, 1542 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
This earthenware tile looks like the sort made in the Nineteenth Century. When I was sifting through images for this week’s posts, I came upon this object and made a note to myself about the “jester tile from 1840.” But, this is no Victorian tile—it’s about three hundred years older than that.
It's believed that the jester tile is associated with this group from the Chateau d'Ecouen. |
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