(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Nuremberg Tiles: Demon of Nuremberg

primary Moravian Pottery and Tile Works (established Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1898)

designer Henry C. Mercer (Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1856 - 1930, Doylestown, Pennsylvania)

Date1901

Place MadeDoylestown, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

MediumGlazed ceramic

Dimensions4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (10.8 x 10.8 cm)

ClassificationsArchitectural Elements

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberC25w51.8

Status

Not on view

Web 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.

Id719555

Last Updated8/9/24

Other NumberMC63

EmbARK ObjectID26600

Previous NumberC25w53

Source ID10295