Henry C. Mercer (Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1856 - 1930, Doylestown, Pennsylvania)
Small Hexagon Tiles, 1901
Glazed ceramic, 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (6.4 x 6.4 cm)
This is a red clay-colored glazed ceramic tile shaped like a hexagon.
Early Italian Room
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner oversaw all the details of the Museum during its design and construction, 1899–1902. She collaborated with the tile maker and owner of the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Henry Chapman Mercer, on the galleries’ custom floors. Ceramicists and trained laborers in Doylestown, Pennsylvania produced Mercer’s unique designs by molding tiles from handmade casts and applying slips and glazes for firing.