Object details
Accession number
C11s18
Primary Creator
Henry C. Mercer
(Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1856 - 1930, Doylestown, Pennsylvania)
Full title
Avalon Tile
Creation Date
20th century
Provenance
Gift from Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930), through Caroline Sidney Sinkler (1860-1949), to Isabella Stewart Gardner, June 1923.
Dimensions
9.8 x 8.7 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Display Media
Ceramic
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Macknight Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 65.
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