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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
1645-1655
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
North Netherlands; Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.3698.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3698.001
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
North Netherlands; Netherlands; Europe
Date
1645-1655
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "21.1" in pencil
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.315 (H) x 5.157 (W) x 0.472 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.5 (H) x 13.1 (W) x 1.2 (D)
Measurement Notes
Depth measurement reflects the thickness of the tile
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam. 1997 Kunstnijverheid en Tegels 1600-1800; Applied Arts and Tiles 1600-1800.
• Angular fleurs-de-lis cornered tiles (4) with stylistically similar vases of flowers: p. 299, c. 1650, North NetherlandsBook: 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.