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Tile

Maker: Trenton Tile Company
Culture: American
Medium: Earthenware
Place Manufactured: Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Dates: ca. 1885
Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (15.6 x 15.6 cm)
Markings: "Trent Tile, Trenton, N.J. U.S.A."
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: 43.128.66
Credit Line: Gift of Arthur W. Clement
Image: Overall, 43.128.66_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Tile, lead-glazed earthenware. Olive-green relief profile view of General Grant with laurel wreath in background. Condition: Good, glaze crazed.

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