Rookwood Art Pottery Cincinnati Roebling Bridge Tile

Item Details

A Rookwood art pottery square-shaped tile featuring Cincinnati’s Roebling Bridge. The piece is from Rookwood’s Commemorative Collection and showcases a high-gloss Emerald Isle alkaline green glaze. To the verso, it reads, ‘Roebling Bridge ’No avenue in any of the large capitals of Europe could now compare in beauty of grandeur with that long vista which would be presented by the line of Vine Street on the one side, continued in a straight course by Scott Street on the opposite shore, and connected across the river through the imposing arches of the great towers of the suspension bridge.’ – John A. Roebling’. It is also marked with number ‘10039’.

Condition

- tile features an alkaline crackle glaze

Dimensions

Item #

17CIN409-056