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Persian Antelope

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA, founded 1898

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Vertical rectangle with molded decoration of leaping antelope against a dense floral and foliate pattern branching from a central stem. Terracotta colored glaze heightened with blue.

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase from the Misses Hewitt Fund

    Date

    1937

    Accession Number

    1937-62-3

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    tiles
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Tile

    Type

    Tile

    Medium

    Glazed earthenware

    Dimensions

    18 x 15 cm (7 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. )

    manufactured in

    Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq401845e2f-4632-471a-a03c-b10a32dbfe2a

    Record ID

    chndm_1937-62-3

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