Lily tiles

This is a set of four earthenware tiles depicting water lilies, produced in Portugal around 1900. It is a good example of how depictions of nature, and especially plants, were used in formal media and distributed for a variety of uses. This photo was taken at the British Museum in London.

 

 

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