Set of 22 Fireplace or Wall Tiles

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Set of 22 Fireplace or Wall Tiles
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Set of 22 Fireplace or Wall Tiles
Datec. 1690–1710
Made inRotterdam, Netherlands
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
Dimensions(each): 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (13.3 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.104.1-.22
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Queen Anne Sitting Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThe tiles surrounding the fireplace in this room are Dutch delftware, a kind of earthenware with tin oxide added to its lead glaze formula to render it an opaque white. The purple color of the decoration results from manganese oxide. Each of the tiles illustrates a scene from the Bible, and each is inscribed with the book, chapter, and verse that it represents.
ProvenanceRykers, by 1960; [Ginsburg & Levy, New York, 1960]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.
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