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Tile

Manufacturer: International Tile Company
Medium: Earthenware
Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: 1882-1888
Dimensions: 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (1.3 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
Markings: Impressed on back: "I.T.Co. / [pretzel knot with indecipherable letters, probably B I W] / B.N.Y."
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 88.18
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Barry R. Harwood
Image: Overall, 88.18.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Square glazed earthenware tile with transfer-printed decoration (dark brown on buff) of rosette in central roundel with triangles centering a dot in spandrels. CONDITION: Glaze crazed and scratched; tiny nicks on edges; large chip near one corner on back.

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