Tile
Object Label
These tiles set in a plain, painted wooden frame were probably arranged in this manner for display in a showroom, as opposed to the more elaborately framed tiles nearby that were intended as decoration for a domestic interior. The tiles illustrate the range of colors and sizes offered by the firm.
Caption
Isaac Broome; Beaver Falls Art Tile Company. Tile, ca. 1880. Glazed earthenware, wood. Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 79.173.1.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Designer
Title
Tile
Date
ca. 1880
Geography
Place manufactured: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium
Glazed earthenware, wood
Classification
Inscriptions
on top front of frame stenciled in white: "TILES" White paper label affixed to top front of frame: printed in black: "123" on bottom front of frame stenciled in white: "MADE BY THE BEAVER FALLS ART TILES CO. l'TD./BEAVER FALLS, PA."
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Accession Number
79.173.1
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You are looking at five glazed tiles set in a wooden frame depicting female figures in the Classical style. They were probably displayed in a show room. They were designed by Isaac Broome and date to approximately 1880.Thanks!
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