Tile

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

professional shot

Name/Title

Tile

Entry/Object ID

1957.1.97

Description

Decorative ceramic tile with mottled brown glaze. The tile is molded with a diaper or repeating diamond pattern in the center and a raised ogee molded frame around the edges. The back is marked, "Lyman Fenton & Co. / Bennington, Vt. / Fenton's ENAMEL PATENTED 1849."

Context

Made by Lyman, Fenton & Co. in Bennington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1957.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Lyman, Fenton & Company

Date made

1849 - 1852

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tile

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surface Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

7-1/4 in

Length

7-1/4 in

Material

Ceramic