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Spanish tile
Spanish
Hispano-Moresque
Medium/Technique
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .222 x .203
Credit Line
Gift of Edward W. Hooper
Accession Number83.15
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsTiles
DescriptionDouble-headed eagle with crowns, a blue ball with a yellow cross underneath, and a pharos on each side; ground is cream color, figures in purple, blue, yellow and green. From the palace of Charles V at the Alhambra.
Provenance1883, gift of Edward W. Hooper (b.1840-d.1901), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1883)