16:21 08/29/2009
There are spirals in the background, which may echo the spiral formation of the sunflower seed head.
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Tile
- Manufacturer: International Tile Company
- Medium: Earthenware
- Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Dates: 1882-1888
- Dimensions: 1/2 x 6 x 6 in. (1.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
- Markings: Molded raised letters on back: "I.T. C.o / B I W [in pretzel] / B.N.Y."
- 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: 87.75
- Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
- Image: Overall, 87.75_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: Glazed earthenware square tile with transfer-printed decoration. A central square with a diagonal bar at each corner is placed on a buff ground. The central square is filled with overall pattern of small scrolled lines. Over this is a large sunflower blossom surrounded by vines and leaves. CONDITION: Glaze crazed; small chips around edges; surface somewhat abraded.
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