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Tile

American Encaustic Tile Company Ltd.; American

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Caption

American Encaustic Tile Company Ltd. (1875–1935); American. Tile, 1885. Glazed earthenware, gilt wood, velvet, 8 3/8 x 8 1/16 in. (21.3 x 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Louis C. Garth, 45.139.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Tile

Date

1885

Geography

Place manufactured: Zanesville, Ohio, United States

Medium

Glazed earthenware, gilt wood, velvet

Classification

Tiles

Dimensions

8 3/8 x 8 1/16 in. (21.3 x 20.5 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

no marks

Credit Line

Gift of Louis C. Garth

Accession Number

45.139.4

Frequent Art Questions

  • What's this?

    The glazed tile which has been placed into a gilt wood and velvet was produced by the American Encaustic Tile Company, Ltd. in 1885.
    The relief portrays a man in Renaissance costume.

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Artists and makers

American Encaustic Tile Company Ltd.

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American

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