Decorative arts

B.B.B.

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
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)

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