Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Tile
Object name
Tile
Date
1640-1670
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 5 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 13.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with reddish buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; some concrete affixed to back.
Object Number
Z.818
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
