Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object name
Tile
Date
1640-1670
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with reddish-buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; tulip growing from bulb in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge and curls at each point, fleur-de-lis corner motifs; edges chipped, plaster or cement on reverse.
Object Number
Z.811
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
