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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Tile
Object Number:
Z.770s
Date:
1725-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with biblical scene of Moses with the Ten Commandments; ox-head corner motifs; tile broken.
Gallery Label:
These tiles are from a fireplace in the Beekman Mansion (possibly the nursery room) at First Avenue and 51st St., New York, NY. They were removed and incorporated in a settle (bench) when the structure was torn down in 1874.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
