Set of 20 earthenware fireplace tiles; 5 inch square of cream-colored ground w/ underglaze manganese purple and green enamel floral and leaf pattern divided into 9 squares of squiggly lines.
fireproofing tile
earthenware
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
lead glaze
pressing
Aesthetic Movement
Earthenware
Lead Glaze
Pressed
Painted
Aesthetic
TILE, FIREPLACE
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
5 x 5 x 0.25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.349
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