Section of floor tiles
Henry Chapman Mercer
(American, 1856–1930)
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
(1898–present)
Designed 1926; made 1926–27
Object PlaceDoylestown, Pennsylvania
Medium/TechniqueGlazed earthenware, mortar, concrete
DimensionsOverall (approximately): 53.3 x 55.9 cm (21 x 22 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Accession number2011.198
On View
On viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
Provenance1926, designed and made as part of a floor commissioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for the East Wing, then known as the "Decorative Arts Wing"; 1927, installed in the Italian Renaissance galleries on the second floor (at that point considered "Exhibitions 4 and 5"; 2006, 25 sections removed from flooring for preservation and remaining floor was demolished with East Wing; 2010, 8 sections were cleaned, conserved and mounted for display, 5 were installed in the American Renaissance gallery in the Art of the Americas wing; 2011, 8 conserved sections were officially accessioned into the MFA collection (Accession date: May 20, 2011)
