Tile

• Artist: International Tile Company (Manufacturer)
• Medium: Earthenware
• Geographical Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1885
• Dimensions: 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (1.3 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm)
• Markings: Incised letters on front of tile, upper left corner: "L / C F"; lower left corner: "L / SI / OP" Impressed on back: "ITCo / B I W [in pretzel] / BNY"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 36, Shelf N
• Accession Number: 85.106.2
• Image: 85.106.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Square, glazed earthenware tile impressed with profile face of woman facing right. Medium green glaze pools around features of face to give darker green color. CONDITION: Chips along rear edges. Glaze crazed throughout and discolored. Some scratches and small nicks to glaze, glaze chipped at lower lip of figure.