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Accession # 72.40.12
Maker American Encaustic Tile Company Ltd.
Designer Leon V. Solon
Title Square Tile
Date ca. 1928
Medium Earthenware
Dimensions 4 1/4 x 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (10.8 x 1.6 x 10.8 cm)
Marks no marks
Inscriptions no inscriptions
Signed Unsigned
Credit Line H. Randolph Lever Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 43, Drawer C
Description Square tile in earthenware, glazed, with molded decoration on top; red background; molded lines forming three progressively smaller squares beginning with the perimeter of the tile itself; center square contains four diamond shaped molded decorations and five floral medallion shaped molded decorations; all molded decorations are silvered. The decoration matches 72.40.11 except that the background on .11 is blue. Condition: Silver worn on all three squares and on molded decoration in center; chipped on one side at the corners.