Avalon Tile
maker
Henry C. Mercer
(Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1856 - 1930, Doylestown, Pennsylvania)
Date20th century
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions9.8 x 8.7 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC11s18
eMuseum ID728725
EmbARK ObjectID11470
TMS Source ID676
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 65.
ProvenanceNotesGift from Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930), through Caroline Sidney Sinkler (1860-1949), to Isabella Stewart Gardner, June 1923.
