Panel from Western Methodist Book Concern Building, Chicago

Manufacturer Manufactured by Northwestern Terra Cotta Company
Designer Designed by Kristian Schneider American
1899
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 701

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Object Information
  • Title: Panel from Western Methodist Book Concern Building, Chicago
  • Manufacturer: Manufactured by Northwestern Terra Cotta Company (1886–ca. 1920)
  • Designer: Designed by Kristian Schneider
  • Maker: Harry Bergen Wheelock (American, 1861–1934)
  • Date: 1899
  • Geography: Made in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Glazed terra cotta
  • Dimensions: 17 x 16 3/8 x 5 in. (43.2 x 41.6 x 12.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Michael Donley and Peter Miller, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.432.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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