Pewabic fireplace in the Children's room at Detroit Public Library

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Description

View of the fireplace inside the Children's Room at the Detroit Public Library. The fireplace is made of Pewabic Pottery ceramic tiles designed by Mary Chase Stratton and Horace Caulkins, the figures on the tiles represent well known characters from children's literature. Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "D/Public Library-Children's room, fire place."

Details

Creator:: Manning Brothers
Resource ID:: EB02c793
Subject:: Detroit Public Library; Children's libraries--Michigan--Detroit; Fireplaces--Michigan--Detroit; Pewabic Pottery (Firm); Stratton, Mary Chase Perry, 1867-1961; Photographers--Michigan--Detroit; Lantern slides
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 transparency : glass ; 3.25 x 4 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Negative Number:: BHC lantern slide no. 843
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.