AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TILE CO. LTD * 3-Part Pottery Tiles * Man and Woman * 1880-90

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AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TILE CO. LTD
* 3-Part Pottery Tiles * Man and Woman * 1880-90.
These Historical & Architectural Tiles are in great condition. Please see all photos!
Two Three-Part Tile Panels of a Man and Woman.
Zanesville, Ohio, c. 1880-90
Relief-decorated with
a man playing a mandolin for a maiden
in a glossy mauve glaze, marked A.E. Tile Co., Limited.
Each blue tinted tile measures 6x6 in. -- Each 3 title panel totals 18 x 6. - Total weight of all 6 tiles is 9.5 lbs.
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The American Encaustic Tile company was founded in Zanesville, Oh in 1875.
Their tiles were intended to compete with the English tiles that were selling in the United States for use in fireplaces and other architectural locations. The first glazed tiles were made in 1880 and embossed tiles were made in 1881. By 1890, they were the largest tile company in the world, and the small town of Zanesville nearly tripled in size over a thirty-year period as more people found work with the company. The firm closed in 1935 and was then reopened in 1937 as the Shawnee Pottery.