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Brick

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1739

GUSN

GUSN-46230

Description

Hearth tile, perhaps painted black once.

Details

Descriptive Terms

brick (clay product)
brick (clay product)
painting (coating)
Brick
Brick
Painted
Brick

Associated Building

Original To Thomas Hancock House,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1959.520

Places

Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Massachusetts (United States)

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