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Spanish tile
Spanish
Hispano-Moresque
Medium/Technique
Earthenware
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .222 x .203
Credit Line
Gift of Edward W. Hooper
Accession Number83.16
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsTiles
DescriptionPillars of Hercules in yellow rising from the blue waves, with a crown in yellow and blue on top; scroll with legend across pillars; a pharos on each side; ground is cream color, and figures are yellow, blue, green and purple. 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)