Encaustic Tile, American Encaustic Tile Company, 1870–75
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1870–75
Encaustic Tile made by American Encaustic Tile Company (American, New York, 1875–1935), dated 1870–75, from American. The museum records its materials as: Earthenware. Recorded dimensions: 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 1/2 in. (11 x 11 x 1.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1984.443.8; 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Earthenware
- Materials
- Earthenware
- Dimensions
- 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 1/2 in. (11 x 11 x 1.3 cm)
- Dimensions
- 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 1/2 in. (11 x 11 x 1.3 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in Zanesville, Ohio, United States
- Date recorded
- 1870–75
- Maker recorded
- American Encaustic Tile Company (American, New York, 1875–1935)
- Museum attribution
- American Encaustic Tile Company
- Museum object name
- Encaustic tile
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1984.443.8
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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