Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Tile
Object Number:
INV.8794b
Date:
1725-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
written: reverse of tile; "From/ S. + A.C./ Loveland/ from parlor +/ kitchen LI/ House/ this kitch?"
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with blue and white painted decoration; buff-colored body; circular rondel containing image of the disobedient prophet on a horse being atacked by a lion (I Kings ch. 13 v. 24); ox-head corner motifs; upper right corner broken off.
Gallery Label:
According to an inscription on the reverse, this tile is from the parlor or kitchen of a house on Long Island.
Credit Line:
Gift of S. and A.C. Loveland
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
