Tiles Made at the Moravian Tile Works in Doylestown, Pennsylvania That Adorn a Fireplace Surround in Dedham, Massachusetts

My latest two-page feature story is published on the cover and page 8 in the current August 23, 2024 issue of Antiques & Auction News, titled, Tiles Made At The Moravian Tile Works In Doylestown, Pa., That Adorn Fireplace Surrounds In York, Maine.

Here is a PDF of the cover page: https://www.scribd.com/document/759701335/ant-001-082324-Mercer-pt-1.

Here is a PDF of page 8: https://www.scribd.com/document/759701721/ant-006-082324-Mercer-pt2.

Here is also a link to the online version of the story: https://antiquesandauctionnews.net/articles/Tiles-Made-At-The-Moravian-Tile-Works-In-Doylestown%2C-Pa~%2C-That-Adorn-Fireplace-Surrounds-In-York%2C-Maine/.

Furthermore, I also posted a story to this website last week, titled, Tiles Made at Henry Chapman Mercer's Tile Works in Pennsylvania that were Used at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (and How Those Tiles Influenced Harbour Court in Newport, Rhode Island): http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2024/08/tiles-made-at-henry-chapman-mercers.html.

Nevertheless, I was also curious to learn where else in New England that Mercer's tiles were used before his death in 1930, whereas I just learned about these tiles from Jim Kaufman, who wrote a research story for the 2023 issue of Ceramics in America, titled, A Chelsea Keramic Art Works Vase with a Portrait of William Lloyd Garrison: https://chipstone.org/article.php/892/Ceramics-in-America-2023/A-Chelsea-Keramic-Art-Works-Vase-with-a-Portrait-of-William-Lloyd-Garrison.

These tiles are included as part of a fireplace surround in a house in Dedham, Massachusetts; the house is older than the tiles, although the tiles were added when one of the fireplaces was redone in the twentieth century. The current homeowners have lived in the house for many years, and they recently learned that these tiles are from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. I believe these are period tiles, and if so, then it makes me wonder if Isabella Steward Gardner was an influence for these to be used in this home, or perhaps Mercer may have visited Dedham and possibly Hugh Robertson's Dedham Pottery.

Tiles Made at the Moravian Tile Works in Doylestown, Pennsylvania

20th Century Moravian Tiles from Doylestown, PA in a House in Dedham, Mass.

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20th Century Moravian Tiles from Doylestown, PA in a House in Dedham, Mass.

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