Related person
Beekman Family
Tile
1725-1775
Place madeEngland, Europe
orHolland
Earthenware
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Permanent loan from the Beekman Family Association
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These tiles are from a fireplace in the Beekman Mansion (possibly the nursery room) at First Avenue and 51st St., New York, NY. They were removed and incorporated in a settle (bench) when the structure was torn down in 1874.
DescriptionTin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with biblical scene of the Pharaoh's daughter discovering the baby Moses in the bullrushes (Exodus 2:5); ox-head corner motifs; tile broken.ClassificationsCERAMICS
