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Tile

Maker: American Encaustic Tile Company Ltd., 1875-1935
Culture: American
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Place Manufactured: Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Dates: 1885
Dimensions: 6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm)
Markings: "A.E. Tile Co. Ltd." sales no. in ink 3000A
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: 45.139.5
Credit Line: Gift of Louis C. Garth
Image: Overall, 45.139.5_bw_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Landscape of a windmill with houses, water and a boat, clouds and birds in background, blue and white coloring, lead glaze. Condition: Edges nicked.

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