Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; pin holes at lower left and upper right corners; concrete affixed to back.
Object Number:
INV.908x
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26343
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 13 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner.
Object Number:
INV.908u
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26342
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; pin holes at lower left and upper right corners.
Object Number:
INV.908t
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 13.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; pin holes at lower left and upper right corners.
Object Number:
INV.908s
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26340
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 5 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 10.2 x 13 x 1 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each upper corner; cut down, with pin hole at upper left corner.
Object Number:
INV.908p
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26339
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tiles (23)
Classification:
Date:
1700-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
each (average size): 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. (13 x 13 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Set of 23 tin-glazed earthenware tiles with painted decoration; one set consists of 13 tiles with manganese arabesqe decorations (a-m); one set consists of 7 blue and white biblical tiles with scenes from the Old and New Testaments (p-u); with 2 miscellaneous tiles (n-o); many of the tiles are broken, are missing pieces, and have been restored and infilled.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. W. Houghton
Object Number:
INV.8787a-v
Gallery Label:
According to a label on the box in which these tiles were found, they comes from the William Walton House, at 326 Pearl (formerly Queen) Street, NYC, erected in 1752 and demolished in 1881. These tiles were given to the N-YHS in 1881 or 1882.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
26314
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 9.8 x 13 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each upper corner; pin hole at upper right corner; cut down, with concrete affixed to back.
Object Number:
INV.908o
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26303
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 14 x 14 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; pin holes at upper left and lower right corners; concrete affixed to back.
Object Number:
INV.908n
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26302
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 13 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; pin holes at upper left and lower right corners.
Object Number:
INV.908k
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26301
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 5 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 14.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; pin holes at upper left and lower right corners; concrete affixed to sides and back.
Object Number:
INV.908j
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26298
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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