Tile
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Earthenware
DATES
ca. 1919
DIMENSIONS
3 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 1/2 in. (7.9 x 8.1 x 1.2 cm)
MARKINGS
Impressed on bottom: "GRUEBY"
Lotus trademark handpainted in brown, upside down above "GRUEBY" imprint
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
1991.259.10
CREDIT LINE
Gift of David Rago
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Tile. Partial matte-glazed earthenware. Off white body. Square shape with raised eight-point star, each point extending to a corner or side. In each corner is a triangle shape pointing towards the point of the star. Inside the star is a pressed square with concave sides. Blue glaze in space around and inside design.
CONDITION - Good. Surface dirt. Minor chipping.
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