Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object name
Tile
Date
1725-1775
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with biblical scene of two figures, one standing and one stooped down and strewing material on ground, in interior; ox-head corner motifs; tile broken into 3 parts.
Credit Line
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number
Z.770n
Gallery Label
These tiles are from a fireplace in the Beekman Mansion (possibly the nursery room) at First Avenue and 51st St., New York, NY. They were removed and incorporated in a settle (bench) when the structure was torn down in 1874.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





