Rookwood Art Pottery Cincinnati Emerald Isle Fountain Square Tile

Item Details

A Rookwood art pottery square-shaped tile featuring downtown Cincinnati’s Tyler Davidson Fountain. The piece is from Rookwood’s Commemorative Collection and showcases a high-gloss green glaze titled as Emerald Isle Alkaline. To the verso, it reads, ‘’Ode’ Dedication of the Tyler Davidson Fountain October 6, 1871 May Our Whole lives, while here, Be like this fountain near, As pure, as brightly clear, As blest their flow. -C.J. Cist’. It is also marked with number ‘10009’.

Condition

- tile features an alkaline crackle glaze

Dimensions

Item #

17CIN409-054