Study of the Structural and Decorative Components of Floor and Wall Tiles in Qajar Period Mansions in Tehran Known as Modern; 1850-1870 AD, preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum of England

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associate at alzahra

10.22103/jis.2024.22845.2574

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Purpose: Painting is one of the most important decorations for buildings in the Qajar period. One of the distinctive characteristics of the tiling of this period is the use of various patterns and colors. This research deals with tiles from the Victoria and Albert Museum in England, which are more limited in terms of variety of designs and colors compared to the tiles of this period, and have a specific number and cover the time range of 1870-1850; It is glazed and is unique to Tehran without the artist's name. The use of these tiles has been limited to the floor in most cases and the wall in other cases. There are 154 Qajar tiles in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, which were purchased by the broker "Victoria and Albert Museum", some of which are floor tiles, which are called modern Qajar tiles.
Method and Research: The present research method is qualitative and descriptive-analytical, and the data were collected using library resources and images were taken from museum specimens.
Findings and Conclusions: The results of this research in the examination of the modern tiles of the Qajar  period show that these tiles have a simple design and pattern and are divided into three ranges and are more simple than the tiles of this period in tile work. Simple design and color in the first spectrum, use of limited colors in combination with motifs in the geometric space in the second spectrum, use of more variety of designs and colors, attention to detail and dealing with flower and vase motifs are the characteristics of the third spectrum tiles in This is the course

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url1:
https://www.vam.ac.ukhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O346663/tehran-floor-tile-imitating-ikat-tile-unknown/
url2:
www.honar.ac.ir https://www.honar.ac.ir/index.aspx?pageid=2992
url3:
www.bohnams.comhttps://www.bonhams.com/auction/28301/lot/353/a-husband-and-wife-seated-on-a-terrace-taking-refreshment-qajar-persia-mid-19th- century
Journal of Iranian Studies
Volume 23, Issue 46 - Serial Number 46
December 2024
Pages 107-137

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