Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.31.7 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Mosaic Tile Company (1894-1967) |
Title |
Zanesville Sesquicentennial Commemorative Tile in White |
Date |
1947 |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a molded and raised manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads MADE IN USA. |
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, Transfer Pattern |
Diameter (in) |
3.000 |
Depth (in) |
0.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery Tile |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
People |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Pottery Tile Brown Buildings Cast Clothing / Dress Commemorative Tiles Decorative Tiles Figures, Men High Gloss Landscapes Mosaic Tile Company (1894-1967) Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators White Words and Phrases Zanesville, Ohio Zanesville Artists |
Location |
Not on view |