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Tile

Manufacturer: International Tile Company
Medium: Earthenware
Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1882
Dimensions: 1/2 x 6 x 6 in. (1.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
Markings: Impressed on back: "ITCo / B I W [in pretzel] / BNY"
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 85.106.1
Credit Line: Gift of Florence I. Barnes
Image: Overall, 85.106.1_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Square, glazed earthenware tile with light brown ground printed with pattern in dark brown of stylized anthemion alternating with stylized papyrus; stylized floral rosette in circle below each anthemion; double line border on lower edge, line border on upper edge embellished with saw-toothed border. CONDITION: Old mortar visible, some chips along edges on back.

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