Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object Number:
Z.836
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 7/8 in. ( 13.3 x 13.7 x 2.2 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 sides and back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
