Object details
Object number
C11s18
Creator(s)
Henry C. Mercer
(Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1856 - 1930, Doylestown, Pennsylvania)
Title
Avalon Tile
Date
20th century
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
9.8 x 8.7 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Gift from Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930), through Caroline Sidney Sinkler (1860-1949), to Isabella Stewart Gardner, June 1923.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 65.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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