Buff slip ground with colorless glaze. Hand painted lilies with a separate blossom or sprig at each corner. Small vertical tiles with floral branch-motif and square tiles with birds on branches. Somewhat Japanese in style.
fireproofing tile
earthenware
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
Japonaiserie
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Earthenware
Bird
Lily Pad
Japonais
TILE, FIREPLACE
Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),
Unknown
England
6.375 x 6.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret Carson Holt
1970.661
Title Fireplace Tile Accession Number 1970.660
Title Fireplace Tile Accession Number 1970.660
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