(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Nuremberg Tiles: German Quarry Blank

maker 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 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (11.4 x 11.4 cm)

ClassificationsArchitectural Elements

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberC19c20

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.

Id719179

Last Updated8/9/24

EmbARK ObjectID38532

Other NumberMC73

Source ID19962