Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
1859
1972.13
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object name
Tile
Date
1750-1775
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/4 x 5 x 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue decoration; buff-colored body with bluish-white glaze; central scene of two chinoiserie figures facing each other holding arrows; buttercup corner motifs; tile has lost bottom edge and lower left corner.
Credit Line
Gift of George W. W. Houghton
Object Number
INV.8787n
Gallery Label
According to a label on the box in which these tiles were found, this tile comes from the William Walton House, at 326 Pearl (formerly Queen) Street, NYC, erected in 1752 and demolished in 1881. The tile was given to the N-YHS in 1881 or 1882. At least two different sets of tiles survive; one with a purple arabesque design and another with blue and white biblical scenes and several other unrelated designs.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
