Tiles

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

Tiles

Entry/Object ID

2017.46.1.2

Description

A ceramic tile with matador and bull painting, ca. 1920s. The tile was painted and glazed. It is white in color with blue trim surrounding its borders. At the center is an image of a matador swinging a muleta which is the red cloth attached to a stick and a bull running past him. Toward the right, bottom area near the edge is the artisan's name, Pedro Sanchez and location of Puebla which is a city in Mexico. Sanchez created three tile panels installed in La Casa Nueva. It is in good condition despite the small cracks at the top, pits mostly toward the right edge and center areas.

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Tiles