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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-37382

Description

Square decorative ceramic tile; cream colored background; brown transfer print of the Old Meeting House in Hingham.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tile
earthenware
ceramic tile
glaze
Earthenware
Tile

Inscription

"The/ Old Meeting House/ Hingham/ Mass/ Erected/ MDCLXXXI" (front) (printed)
"MINTONS/ CHINA WORKS/ STOKE ON TRENT" (back) (impressed)
"STOKE UPON TRENT/ WA BROOK LONDON/ MINTON" (in and around circle with globe in center with "Minton" across) (stamped)

People and Organizations

Mintons

Maker

Mintons (Maker)

Dimensions

6 x 6 x 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Mrs. Harry S. Long

Accession Number

1934.2858

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Hingham (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom)

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