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Tile

Grueby Faience Company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Green rectangular tile trio joined together, depicting lily pads and white flowers. The trio is mounted on a gray background. Each tile is rectangular and roughly the same size. The tiles are joined with thin grout lines. The left and right tiles are partial images, while the center tile shows a complete image. The left tile shows a partial lily pad at the top left and a partial lily pad at the bottom left. The right tile shows two partial lily pads. The center tile shows a white flower with multiple petals and several lily pads. The lily pads are green with darker green veins. The background of the tiles is a mottled green color.

Artwork Details

Date
1894–1911
Medium
Probably earthenware
Culture
American
Dimensions
598 × 296 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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