Cluny Tiles: Little Tulip and Five Petals
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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
Dimensions2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (7 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC27c3.11
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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.
Id724053
Last Updated8/9/24
Other NumberMC20
Source ID25688
