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Decorative arts
B.B.B.
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- Date
- ca. 1880
- Accession number
- 2000.5.2703
- Maker
- William De Morgan(Opens in new tab) (British, 1839–1917)
- Dimensions
- 6 × 6 in. (15.2 × 15.2 cm.)
- Medium
- Stenciled, red luster on an earthenware English blank
- Description
- This tile features a large red flower head with a fan of petals, curving around to right. The initials B.B.B. refer to the ornamental ironfounders Bishop, Barnard and Bishop, for whom many of these tiles were produced for use in fireplaces.
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
- Department
- European Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
