id: 102404 accession number: 1921.1047 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1047 updated: 2024-08-08 15:12:24.257000 Tile- Bird Amid Foliage, before 1921. Moravian Pottery and Tile Works. Unglazed ceramic; overall: 14 x 17.2 cm (5 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund 1921.1047 title: Tile- Bird Amid Foliage title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: before 1921 creation date earliest: 1898 creation date latest: 1921 current location: creditline: Educational Purchase Fund copyright: --- culture: America, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Early 20th century technique: unglazed ceramic department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Moravian Pottery and Tile Works - made by The pottery's founder and builder, Henry Chapman Mercer (1856- 1930), was a major proponent of the Arts and Crafts movement in America. He directed the work at the pottery from 1898 until his death in 1930. Handmade tiles are still produced there in a manner similar to that which was in use in its inception. --- measurements: Overall: 14 x 17.2 cm (5 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.1047/1921.1047_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.1047/1921.1047_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.1047/1921.1047_full.tif