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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
1670-1700
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.3704.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3704.001
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Date
1670-1700
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Small rectangular, white sticker on underside bears penciled "32.1"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Pounced
Dimensions (inches)
5.12 (H) x 5.18 (W) x 0.43 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.02 (H) x 13.17 (W) x 1.11 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: van Lemmen, Hans. 1997 Delftware Tiles.
• Different-cornered tile, possibly by same hand, from site associated with Louis XIV.Book: de Jonge, C. H. Dutch Tiles.
• Pounces for same tile series: pp. 12 and 302, figs. 3a-b, pin-pricked pounce (pumice-powder) patterns for very similar style equestrians, c. 1700Book: Volk, Joyce Geary. 2006 The Warner House: A Rich and Colorful History.
• Dutch delft blue and white sea creature (and ship) tiles in Warner parlor fireplace, Portsmouth NH: pp. 38-39, fig. 3.7, noting reinstalled during 1760 renovations.