Document: Tiles 1640-1660

Holding Institution
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Document ID
MET-27.199.167
Description

Tiles 1640-1660

Document Date
1640

Met Museum Tiles 1640-1660

Translation
Translation

Tiles from Delft in the Netherlands came to New Netherland via shipments.  They were both decorative and very practical.   The weight of the boxes of tiles was useful in the hold of the ship as ballast.   The tiles were used to surround hearths where soot could be easily wiped off the smooth surface.   For residents of New Netherland they would have served as reminders of the 'home country'.

 

References

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object Number: 27.199.167

Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
MET - Paintings, Drawings, Objects
Link
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/196239