Tile

Isaac Broome; Beaver Falls Art Tile Company

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. Ceramic. Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 79.173.5. No known copyright restrictions

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Tile

Date

ca. 1880

Medium

Ceramic

Classification

Tiles

Credit Line

H. Randolph Lever Fund

Accession Number

79.173.5

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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