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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
1620-1650
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.3692.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3692.001
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Date
1620-1650
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Small rectangular white sticker with rounded corners and penciled "27.1"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.18 (H) x 5.12 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.17 (H) x 13.02 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: de Jonge, C. H. Dutch Tiles.
• Diamond-format tile with "spider" corners and floral vase after same design source: pl. 51b.Book: Bradley, James W. 2006 Before Albany: An Archaeology of Native-Dutch Relations in the Capital Region 1600-1664.
• Dutch tile with vase of flowers and corner (oxhead) motif in same style, excavated at Fort Orange, Albany, New York: p. 152, fig. 5.18a, from cellar #2, Flatts farm site.