Tile

Artist:J. & J. G. Low Art Tile Works

Medium: Earthenware

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 1881

Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 5/8 in. (10.8 x 10.8 x 0.8 cm)

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Accession Number: 1991.193

Catalogue Description:
Tile, glazed earthenware. Square tile, molded surface ornament with dark green-blue glaze, pooled in impressed areas. Ornament in Moorish taste consists of eight-pointed star, each lobe made up of elongated diamond. Star is enclosed by two square superimposed at 45 degree angle. Condition: Glaze abraded on highpoints; small nick to glaze near center of star; tiny dots of red paint. Old residual mortar on three edges. Small nick to lower rear edge under "1881".

Brooklyn Museum