Tile with design of rampant lion

Manufacturer California Faience

Maker William V. Bragdon

Maker Chauncey R. Thomas

Date1926-1927

Geographic OriginBerkeley, California

MediumEarthenware

DimensionsLength: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Width: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1927 J. Ackerman Coles Collection

Object number27.317

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Object Nametile

Title Details

Descriptive Title Tile with design of rampant lion

Marks and Labels/StampsImpressed on reverse California/Faience (script); square blue and white paper label reading California Faience/made in/Berkeley/California (script).ProvenancePurchased by the J. Ackerman Coles Fund in 1927.Exhibition HistoryThe Newark Museum Collection of American Art Pottery, 1984.

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