Painted Tin-Glazed Earthenware Tile Sherd

(1600 - 1800)

One tin-glazed refined earthenware tile corner sherd with a buff paste and a thick white glaze. The tile has an oxhead/foliate corner design with double concentric circles around the unknown central motif. The opposite surface has some visible mortar.

  • Object number

    550.14

  • Date made

    1600 - 1800

  • Dimensions

    Thickness 0.33 inches

  • Decoration

    Painted

  • Color

    Cobalt Blue

  • Animals/objects

    Tile

  • Patterns

    Other

  • Category

    Architectural

  • Class

    Ceramic

  • Material

    Refined Earthenware

  • Ware types

    Tin Glazed

    Buff Paste

7 Hanover Square

Manhattan, 7 Hanover Square

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