fbpx

Calendar Tile

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1894

GUSN

GUSN-31720

Description

Decorative ceramic tile; black transfer print of Boston Public Library (front); 1894 Calendar (back); hole drilled in left side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

calendars
ceramic tile
earthenware
transfer printing
Architecture
Historic Building
Tile

Inscription

\qj
"McD & S/ Boston" "THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY" "WEDGWOOD/ ETRURIA/ ENGLAND" (front) (printed)
"Calendar/ 1894/ Jones McDuffee & Stratton/ Pottery Merchants, Boston, U.S.A." (back) (printed)

People and Organizations

Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton

Maker

Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)
Wedgwood (Maker)

Dimensions

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss E. L. Coleman

Accession Number

1927.2115

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
England (United Kingdom) [country]

Related Items

Title Tile Accession Number 1927.2133
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2128
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2114
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2116
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2117
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2118
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2119
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2120
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2121
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2122
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2123
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2125
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2126
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2127
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2129
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2130
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2131
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2132
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2134
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2135
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.280
Title Tile, Calendar Accession Number 1927.2124

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].