Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Tile

Tile

Manufacturer: International Tile Company
Medium: Earthenware
Place Manufactured: 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
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 85.106.2
Credit Line: Gift of Florence I. Barnes
Image: Overall, 85.106.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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.

Collections: Decorative Arts: Tile