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Collection Type

Decorative arts

Date

1881

GUSN

GUSN-372245

Description

Dark blue "belt or border strip" tile.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tile
earthenware
ceramic tile
ceramic glaze
glaze
tiles (object genre)
Tile
Tile, Decorative
Tile, Decorative

Inscription

J & JG Low/ Patent/ Art Tile Works/Chelsea/ Mass./USA Copyright 1881 by J and JG Low (impressed)

Additional Identification Number

TR2910.256

Maker

J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works
(Manufacturer)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Pennington

Accession Number

2025.28.171

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