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Tile

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-30802

Description

3 tiles encased in a wooden frame; white with drawings of buildings and interiors (highly detailed) in black (Trinity Church, Newport, RI)

Details

Descriptive Terms

tile
earthenware
ceramic glaze
Earthenware
TILE

Inscription

"MINTON / CHINA WORKS / STOKE ON TRENT" (Carved onto back of Tile)
"STOKE UPON TRENT / MINTON / WALEBROOK LONDON" (In a circle with a globe)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 x 20 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Brewster

Accession Number

1926.36

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