Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2010.18.4 |
Object Name |
Tile |
Collection |
HISTORY |
Year Range from |
1920 |
Year Range to |
1930 |
Description |
Square clay tile with design of a stylized face in profile, facing to the left with mouth open in a snarl. Recessed areas of design are glazed a light jade green color. Raised portions are the same color as the clay, a reddish-brown. Very little grout remains. Made/designed by Arts and Crafts Movement art tile maker Ernest Batchelder or his company, in Pasadena or Los Angeles, California. Design is a variation in his "Mayan" series, and resembles designs seen in Mayan artwork. Eye in the face has four raised dots beneath it. At the upper right corener is a circle with three circles in it. A target-shaped mark is in the upper left corner. Per donor, the tiles in this accession came from her family's home at 1030 Washington Street in Oshkosh. The tiles were part of the front entryway floor. The "Mayan" design tiles were decorative tiles interspersed among plain tiles. Ernest Batchelder (1875-1957) first started making art tiles in 1909 and by the 1920s his tiles were appearing in buildings across the countery. At one point his company had expanded to employ 150 people. The company closed during the Depression in the 1930s. |
Artist |
Batchelder, Ernest |
Material |
Clay |
Search Terms |
Arts and Crafts Ceramic, Terracotta |
Subjects |
Tiles |
Width (in) |
4.000 |