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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 2 1/8 in. (1.3 x 10.8 x 5.4 cm)
Markings: On bottom, molded letters: "I.T.Co. [in pretzel] I X B / B. N. Y."
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1998.149.4
Credit Line: Gift of Susan I. Padwee in honor of Dr. Barry R. Harwood
Image: Overall, 1998.149.4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Earthenware tile in shape of isosceles triangle with brown vitreous glaze. CONDITION: Good; crazed glaze, small chips around edges, scratches on surface of glaze.

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