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Source Description
Tiles of this kind, known in Spanish as soccarats, were arranged facing down between ceiling crossbeams. This one, together with Walters 48.2106.1, 48.2106.2 and 48.2106.8, comes from a large residence in the southern Spanish city of Valencia. Little is known about the original use of the building, demolished around 1890: it probably belonged to a local aristocrat. The images of hounds and wild animals on its ceiling alluded to hunting, a favorite sport of the nobility.
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Document identity
localId
15644
label
Ceiling Tile with a Dog
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
15644
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ceiling Tile with a Dog
description
Tiles of this kind, known in Spanish as soccarats, were arranged facing down between ceiling crossbeams. This one, together with Walters 48.2106.1, 48.2106.2 and 48.2106.8, comes from a large residence in the southern Spanish city of Valencia. Little is known about the original use of the building, demolished around 1890: it probably belonged to a local aristocrat. The images of hounds and wild animals on its ceiling alluded to hunting, a favorite sport of the nobility.
provenance
[House at 14 calle de Roteros (?)], Valencia; Sale, ca. 1890 (?); William R. Hearst, San Simeon, California, ca. 1930, by purchase; Hearst estate, 1951, by bequest [inv. 2597, lot s/b 569, no. 88]; Walters Art Museum, 1958, by purchase.
date
1396-1410 (Late Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
ceiling tiles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31.9
height
36.2
depth
3
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 9/16 x W: 14 1/4 x D: 1 3/16 in. (31.9 x 36.2 x 3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Valencian
style
Gothic
reign
Martin the Humane (1396-1410)
med
earthenware with glaze and paint
creator_ids
6242
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
1957
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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b160880c665ad1fc
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d928298437e3ae8a
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no