Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object Number:
669
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 13.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with purple and white painted decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; central rondel with scene of cow with building and trees in background; spider's head corner motifs; tile has been broken and repaired.
Gallery Label:
According to an inscrption on the reverse, this tile is from the Philipse mansion in Yonkers, NY.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
