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Tile

Manufacturer: International Tile Company
Medium: Earthenware
Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: 1882-1888
Dimensions: 3/4 x 6 x 6 in. (1.9 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
Markings: On bottom, molded: "IT Co [letters worn down] / (upsidedown in pretzel) B [illegible worn down letter, probably 'W'] I / B N Y"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1998.149.1
Credit Line: Gift of Susan I. Pawdee in honor of Dr. Barry R. Harwood
Image: Overall, 1998.149.1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Square earthenware tile, brown vitreous glaze, with raised molded bust of bearded man wearing large feathered cap and ruffled collar facing proper left. CONDITION: Fair; all over cracking in glaze, chip in glaze at bottom part of feather.

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