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Tile

Maker: American Encaustic Tile Company Ltd., 1875-1935
Culture: American
Medium: Glazed earthenware, gilt wood, velvet
Place Manufactured: Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Dates: 1885
Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 8 1/16 in. (21.3 x 20.5 cm)
Markings: Impressed on back of tile: "THE AMERICAN/ ENCAUSTIC TILE CO./ LIMITED"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 45.139.2
Credit Line: Gift of Louis C. Garth
Image: Overall, 45.139.2_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

Catalogue Description: Tile relief portrait of a woman in Renaissance costume in a circular reserve, green glaze. Tile enclosed by a gilt wood frame with blue velvet interior border. Condition: good

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