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Tile

Maker: J. & J. G. Low Art Tile Works, 1877-1907
Medium: Earthenware
Place Made: Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Dates: ca. 1881-1883
Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (15.6 x 15.6 cm)
Markings: On back: "J & J G Low / Patent / Art Tile Works / Chelsea, Mass / U.S.A. / copyright 1881 by J & J G Low"
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: 43.128.65
Credit Line: Gift of Arthur W. Clement
Image: Overall, 43.128.65_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Tile, lead-glazed earthenware. Relief portrait of a bearded man with skull cap. The glaze is a crazed, blue surface. Condition: edges slightly chipped.

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