Plate XXXIX. Mosaic dado, Hall of the Ambassadors

Category

Library Item

Item no

30817

Title

Plate XXXIX. Mosaic dado, Hall of the Ambassadors

Description

Mosaic dado in the centre window of the north side of the hall of the ambassadors' at the Alhambra shows several mosaic patterns in blue, green, grey and yellow.

Artist / maker

Jones, Owen

Date

1844

Size

45.0 x 31.0 cm

Type

Lithograph

Location

Art and Design Library

Jones firmly believed that these mosaics belonged to the divan in the area of the throne of the Moorish kings. One of the reasons why he attempted to introduce tile production in England was because he thought tiles seemed to be imperishable and therefore, something that would not require future restorations.

All illustrations in this volume are attributed to Jones and his sometime travelling partner Jules Goury, a Welsh architect who died of Cholera during their six month stay at The Alhambra.

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Furnishings > Ornamentation > Decorations

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Furnishings > Ornamentation > Patterns

Furnishings > Ornamentation > Tiles

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