Our engraving of one of these tiles (Fig. 59) gives a good representation of the design, but it cannot, of course, express the color. No one can fail to see how far away it is from the commonplace and the ordinary geometric patterns into which the dull man invariably falls; no one can fail to be struck with the simple intricacy which interests, we cannot tell why. Another remarkable piece of their work is _The Vase of the Alhambra_ (Fig. 60), one of the most beautiful and most interesting vases anywhere known. This is sometimes called "La Jarra," and is figured in Owen Jones's "Alhambra," where will be found much more that is worthy of attention. This is supposed to have been made about 1320. I take the description from Marryat's work: "It is of earthen-ware; the ground white, the ornaments either blue of two shades, or of that gold or copper lustre so often found in Spanish and Italian pottery. This beautiful specimen of Moorish workmanship, which is four feet three inches in height, was discovered, with another similar to it, beneath the pavement of the Alhambra, and is said to have been filled with gold. It was copied in 1842, at the manufactory of Sèvres, from drawings made in Spain by Dauzats." It has since been copied by Deck, of Paris. [Illustration: FIG. 60.--_The Vase of the Alhambra._] _Malaga_ was probably the place where the best of the Moorish work was made, and there the manufacture continued for centuries. At Valencia faiences were afterward largely produced, as they are still. The examples of Moorish dishes remaining are marked by a peculiar _lustre_, which I have mentioned, which is either a lighter or a darker yellow, and sometimes of a deep coppery color. [Illustration: FIG. 61.--_Hispano-Moresque Plate._] A very fine example of this golden lustred ware is in the collection of Mr. Wales, at Boston, through whose kindness I am enabled to present the accompanying illustration (Fig. 61). It is now, I think, hung in the loan collection of the Museum of Arts at Boston, with many other of his valuable and interesting pieces. That any pieces of this work should yet be in existence may excite our surprise. The struggle between the Christians and the Moslems for the possession of the government and the religion of Spain went on through the centuries. Yet through all these troubled centuries these Moors found time to build great cities, and to create those beautiful examples of their peculiar architecture which are so satisfactory even in ruin. They also did more to encourage learning and the arts than any other nation of Europe; so that their schools and their scholars became renowned the world over, and were flocked to by Christian students.