Tile, Wall
Object number2010.54.1
Manufacturer
United States Ceramic Tile Company
Datebefore 2002
OriginRoma, NY
MediumCeramic, ink
Credit LineGift of Eleanore Seidenberg
DescriptionCommemorative white ceramic wall tile with an image of the Fort Pitt Tunnel printed on the front in an orange color.Dimensions6.062 x 0.312 x 6.062 in. (15.4 x 0.8 x 15.4 cm)MarksText on back at center "USCTCO / ROMA NY / 66-ID / MADE IN USA" and below in paint(?) "IEIE".
Historical NotesFort Pitt souvenir tile that belonged to Mel Seidenberg, writer, journalist, and local historian. The tile depicts the entrance of the Fort Pitt Tunnel and is of the same sort that lined the interior of the tunnel until 2002, when the walls were refitted with smaller tiles.
Previous owner
Mel Seidenberg
On View
Not on view
Beaver Falls Art Tile Company, Ltd.
Beaver Falls Art Tile Company, Ltd.
Washington Flooring
c.1850
