W5RAn best-of-wknd: 19th century earthenware tile

tile, pattern, design, art, earthenware, 19th century, decorative

Manufacturer: International Tile Company
Medium: Earthenware
Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: 1882-1888
Dimensions: 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (1.3 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
Markings: Impressed on back: “I.T.Co. / [pretzel knot with indecipherable letters, probably B I W] / B.N.Y.”
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location:  This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 88.18
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Barry R. Harwood
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY-NC
Caption: International Tile Company. Tile, 1882-1888. Earthenware, 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (1.3 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Barry R. Harwood, 88.18. Creative Commons-BY-NC
Image: overall, 88.18.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Catalogue Description: Square glazed earthenware tile with transfer-printed decoration (dark brown on buff) of rosette in central roundel with triangles centering a dot in spandrels.

collection:  The Brooklyn Museum

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