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Tile

Manufacturer: International Tile Company
Medium: Earthenware
Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: 1882-1888
Dimensions: 3/8 x 6 x 6 in. (1 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
Markings: On bottom, molded letters: "I T Co / B I W [in pretzel] / B N Y"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1998.149.2
Credit Line: Gift of Susan I. Padwee in honor of Dr. Barry R. Harwood
Image: Overall, 1998.149.2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Square, tan earthenware tile with vitreous glaze and black transfer-printed hunting scene set in wooded landscape with two dogs in center chasing hare in proper left foreground; in proper right foreground, the word "Off!". CONDITION: Good, small chips along edges, rough spot (dirt?) in upper, proper left corner; all-over crazed glaze.

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