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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Elijah Carried up to Heaven
1720-1760
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.4726.015
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4726.015
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
Elijah Carried up to Heaven
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Date
1720-1760
Subject(s)
- Biblical scene
- Religion associated
- Religious imagery
- Bible
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 4.875 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.7 (H) x 12.383 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Luckenbach, Al. 2008 "Painted Tiles from Tulip Hill, Anne Arundel County, Maryland". Ceramics in America. 246-250.
• Tulip Hill fireplace with Dutch manganese biblical tuiles with similar corners: pp. 247-50, figs. 4-8, original mid 1700s fireplace surround (32 tiles),Book: Pluis, Jan. 1997 De Nederlandse Tegel: decors en benamingen. and: The Dutch Tile: Designs and Names 1570-1930.
• Samson and the Lion tile with similar corners: p. 554, no. C07.00.48, 1720-60Book: Schaap, Ella B. 1984 Dutch Tiles in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• Dutch delft tiles bearing religious scenes: pp. 116-121, figs. 39-43, nos. 141-151.Book: Kaufmann, Gerhard. 1973 Bemalte Wandfliesen: Bunte Welt auf kleinen Platten.
• Nine Dutch biblical tiles with same painting style, border and corners: no. 126, New and Old testament scenes, late 1700s-early 1800s.Book: de Jonge, C. H. Dutch Tiles.
• Similar-cornered blue-painted religious tiles in wall, Amalienburg pavilion, Nymphenburg Palace (Munich): no. 136, p. 320, reception area and dining roomBook: van Lemmen, Hans. 1997 Delftware Tiles.
• American fireplaces with manganese purple-painted Dutch biblical tiles: p. 116, a) Van Cortland Manor, NY, with 19th-C. tiles; b) Brooks Adams bedroom at Old House, Quincy MA, 18th-C tiles.