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Tile

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Attributed to
Addison B. Le Boutellier, 1872 – 1951
Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–1908
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Light buff earthenware body with press-molded design of trees in a landscape. Various mat glazes inlight green, dark green, brown and blues defined by raised partitions. The design of this tile is associated with a group of eight tiles that when placed together form a fireplace frieze entitled "The Pines". Each element of the design is segmented by cloisons of clay, the raised contours partitioning the inlaid glazes. Copper frame.
Credit Line
Gift of Wilma and Henry Godfrey
ca. 1902
Accession Number
1980-10-1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
tiles
Decorative Arts
Tile
Medium
Earthenware, copper
Dimensions
15.4 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm (6 1/16 x 6 x 1 in. )
made in
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
See more items in
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1980-10-1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48e6eb2bc-439d-4e33-b01f-3772fa6e0e54

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