Persian Antelope

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA, founded 1898
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Vertical rectangle with molded decoration of leaping antelope against a dense floral and foliate pattern branching from a central stem. Terracotta colored glaze heightened with blue.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the Misses Hewitt Fund
1937
Accession Number
1937-62-3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
tiles
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Tile
Type
Tile
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
18 x 15 cm (7 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. )
manufactured in
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1937-62-3
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq401845e2f-4632-471a-a03c-b10a32dbfe2a

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