Antique Kütahya Pottery Icon Tile Armenian Virgin Mary & Child Jesus Turkey 1820 Mid-Century Modern 5" wide X 11" tall

5" wide X 11" tall (clock face: 5

Signed and dated in red pencil

the frame being of easel form and having a crest with two birds astride a flowering urn

yet almost half the size of this work and the same subject matter is housed in the Ferens Art Gallery

as well as designer photos and biographies

Antique Kütahya Pottery Icon Tile Armenian Virgin Mary & Child Jesus Turkey 1820 Mid-Century Modern 5" wide X 11" tallAn important 19th century Ktahya pottery icon tile of The Virgin Mary and Christ Child, Turkey circa 1850. The tile most likely made for the Christian Armenian community in the Western Turkish city of Ktahya, famous for fine pottery and tile making by Christian Armenians. This panel is composed of a single tile depicting the icon of Virgin Mary holding child Jesus. The Virgin Mary is painted purple, yellow, green, red and underglaze blue. On her