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Tile

(English, active 1793–present)
around 1870-1880
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware, transfer-printed decoration
DimensionsOverall: 14.9 x 10.2 x 0.6 cm (5 7/8 x 4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe Lloyd and Vivian Hawes Collection
Accession number2000.1306
On View
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ClassificationsTiles
Collections
InscriptionsPainted in black enamel on one side: monogram "E M H" and "1881" Paper label adhered to back, hand-written in pen: "5"
ProvenanceBy 1992, Vivian S. Hawes (b. 1923 - d. 1999), Wellesley, MA [1]; 2000, bequest of Vivian S. Hawes to the MFA. (Accession date: July 13, 2017)

Notes:
[1] Lent to the MFA on June 19, 1992.
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