Border Tile, J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works, 1881
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1881
Border Tile made by J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works (American, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 1877–1903), dated 1881, from American. The museum records its materials as: Earthenware.
Recorded dimensions: 6 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/8 in. (15.6 x 5.4 x 1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1971.182.7; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Earthenware
- Materials
- Earthenware
- Dimensions
- 6 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/8 in. (15.6 x 5.4 x 1 cm)
- Dimensions
- 6 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/8 in. (15.6 x 5.4 x 1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
- Date recorded
- 1881
- Maker recorded
- J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works (American, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 1877–1903)
- Museum attribution
- J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works
- Museum object name
- Tile
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1971.182.7
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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