Tile fragment
The Netherlands
1770-1772
Measurements
3/8 in x 5 in x 5 in
Materials
Tin-glazed white earthenware (delftware)
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp
Accession Number
1959.4107
Inscription
“Corbit / House / Original / Long Room / Fireplace tile / 1772 / H. L. Lindsey / found 1938” is written in a red marker on the back.
Condition Notes
The tile fragment was in two pieces that are now reattached.
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
This aubergine or purple manganese decorated tile fragment was removed from the Long Room of the Corbit Sharp House by Henry L. Lindsey, who oversaw its renovation for H. Rodney Sharp. The work began in 1938 and continued into the 1940s. Its removal from that room documents the presence of such decorative tiles in the house. The tiles are painted freehand in purple with blank accents.
