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Metadata
Object ID |
FIC2021.049 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Mosaic Tile Company (1894-1967) |
Title |
Turtle-Shaped Trinket Box in White |
Date |
Unknown |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads stylized MTC logo / Trademark / The Mosaic Tile / Company / Zanesville Ohio / New York / NY. |
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) |
1.500 |
Width (in) |
3.500 |
Depth (in) |
5.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Collection of the Zanesville Museum of Art |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Boxes Cast Matte Mosaic Tile Company (1894-1967) Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Trinket Boxes Turtles White Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |