Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object Number:
INV.13930
Date:
1650-1750
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/16 x 5 1/16 x 1/2 in. ( 12.9 x 12.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with bluish-white glaze and pin-hole at lower left; scene of dune or hillock with a cow on either side; spider-head corner motifs.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
