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1913
GUSN-63946
Buff-colored clay body with molded relief decoration of coat of arms featuring brown two-headed eagle with orb at base and crown above, flanked by columns. Decoration is tin glaze in blues, tan, and greens.
Pencil notation on back, Modern tile. Coat of arms of Charles V of Spain. Bought in Seville 1913/E A Bowen
tile
earthenware
glazing (coating)
tin glaze
tin (metal)
Tile
Earthenware
Tin Glazed
Tile
Bowen, Edward Augustus, 1847-1926
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558
Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),
Unknown
7.625 x 7.625 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret Carson Holt
1970.731
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