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Tile

This is a Tile. We acquired it in 1938. Its medium is earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Dr. Walter Leo Hildburgh. It is credited Gift of Dr. Walter Leo Hildburgh.

  • Mihrab Tile (Iran)
  • glazed, modeled and lustered stonepaste with underglaze and underpaint....
  • Gift of Ephron Gallery.
  • 1958-72-1

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Tile; earthenware; Gift of Dr. Walter Leo Hildburgh; 1938-3-13

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