Brickpoint Blank Tiles
designer
Henry C. Mercer
(Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1856 - 1930, Doylestown, Pennsylvania)
manufacturer
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
(established Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1898)
Date1901
Place MadeDoylestown, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
MediumGlazed ceramic
Dimensions3 x 2 in. (7.6 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC2c1.13
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner oversaw all the details of the Museum during its design and construction, 1899–1902. She collaborated with the tile maker and owner of the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Henry Chapman Mercer, on the galleries’ custom floors. Ceramicists and trained laborers in Doylestown, Pennsylvania produced Mercer’s unique designs by molding tiles from handmade casts and applying slips and glazes for firing.
Id720025
Last Updated8/9/24
Previous NumberC2c8
Previous NumberC2c1.14
EmbARK ObjectID26591
Source ID10286
