Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1999.20 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Mosaic Tile Company (1894-1967) |
Title |
Eastern Star Tile in White |
Date |
Circa 1920 |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a molded and raised manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads Mosaic / Made in U.S.A. |
Description |
The Mosaic Tile Company (1894-1967) was founded in 1894 in Zanesville, Ohio by Herman C. Mueller, Karl Langenbeck, and William M. Shinnick. Mueller and Lengenbeck both left American Encaustic Tiling Company to begin this new company. The factory was initially on Coopermill Road in Zanesville and at that time Mosaic Tile Company had only 30 employees. However, continued growth allowed the company in 1901 to open a new eight story factory in New York. By 1920, designer Harry W. Rhead (1881-1950) was hired and the company began producing faience tiles. Competing with American Encaustic Tiling Company as the second largest tile manufacturer in the United States, Mosaic saw tremendous growth over the 1920s and 1930s, with peak production coming in 1941. Mosaic Tile Company continued in Zanesville until 1967, when the Marmon Group of Chicago took over. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
3.000 |
Width (in) |
3.500 |
Depth (in) |
0.250 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery Tile |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Bequest of Pauline Page |
Source Collection |
Pauline Page Collection |
People |
Page, Pauline |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Pottery Tile Cast Decorative Tiles Eastern Star Matte Mosaic Tile Company (1894-1967) Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Stars Symbols White Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |