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Henry Chapman Mercer (American, 1856–1930)
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works (1898–present)
American
Designed about 1900
Object Place: Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions Legacy dimension: H: 3 3/4", W: 3 3/4", D: 1/2"
Credit Line Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession Number1975.743.57
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionEighty embossed tiles with a flowerpot in a central box with five offshooting blossoms. Medieval text around all four edges. Maltese cross in top left corner. "X" in top right and bottom corners.
ProvenanceTo MFA, 1975, gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb.