Square Tile
Decorative Arts and Design
DESIGNER
possibly Leon V. Solon, 1873–1957
MEDIUM
Earthenware
DATES
ca. 1928
DIMENSIONS
4 7/16 x 4 7/16 x 5/8 in. (11.3 x 11.3 x 1.6 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
Unsigned
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
72.40.13
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Earthenware tile , glazed, with molded decoration on top consisting of five tulips and four groups of four dots each; frame around central design consists of wavy line between banding with pyramidal forms at each corner; all molded or raised decoration is silver; central background is red, background on frame is black.
Condition: Some wear around corners, chip on top in beading along bottom edge of frame.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
American Encaustic Tile Company Ltd. (1875–1935). Square Tile, ca. 1928. Earthenware, 4 7/16 x 4 7/16 x 5/8 in. (11.3 x 11.3 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 72.40.13. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.72.40.13_view1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.72.40.13_view1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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