Tile Item Number: X1047.8 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Rectangular flat tile, with white slip. Two half-circles with decorations and central decorative elements of a teardrop and triangular shape. Brown slip for decorative elements. Black border. Made in a mold. CONDITION: Broken and repaired at upper left corner. Holes at top and bottom center.

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1933

What

Name
Tile
Identification Number
X1047.8
Type of Item
tile
Material
clay and slip
Overall
length 6.0 in, width 3.75 in

Who

Culture
Hopi Pueblo

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1933

Other

Location
Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Classification
Tiles