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Worsham-Rockefeller House Wall Tiles
This is a Wall tiles. It is dated ca. 1880 and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is glazed earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
John Davison Rockefeller Jr..
It is credited Gift of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr..
- Vanity Case, Persian-style
- enamel, gold, rose-cut diamonds, beveled mirror-plated glass.
- Lent by Private Collection.
- 13.2016.66
- Vanity Case, Persian Scene
- polychrome, blue, and black enamel, onyx, gold, mirrored plate glass.
- Lent by Private Collection.
- 13.2016.70
Its dimensions are
L x W x D (-4a): 20.1 × 20 × 1 cm (7 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (-4b): 20 × 20 × 1 cm (7 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (-4c): 19 × 19 × 0.9 cm (7 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (-4d): 20.1 × 20.1 × 1 cm (7 15/16 × 7 15/16 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (-4a/d assembled): 40.2 × 40.1 × 1 cm (15 13/16 × 15 13/16 × 3/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On reverse of each tile: GIEN (impressed), PERSIAN 37(open lettering stamped in black) Penciled on reverse of -4c, lower left corner: " Imitation of Turkish / "Rhondian" tile."
Cite this object as
Worsham-Rockefeller House Wall Tiles; France; glazed earthenware; L x W x D (-4a): 20.1 × 20 × 1 cm (7 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (-4b): 20 × 20 × 1 cm (7 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (-4c): 19 × 19 × 0.9 cm (7 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (-4d): 20.1 × 20.1 × 1 cm (7 15/16 × 7 15/16 × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (-4a/d assembled): 40.2 × 40.1 × 1 cm (15 13/16 × 15 13/16 × 3/8 in.); Gift of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.; 1937-57-4-a/d
