Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade
Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade
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Four-Part American GEORGE ELMSLIE Terra Cotta Architectural Facade

DETAILS
This museum quality, antique, architectural facade fragment shows a blend of Elmslie's Louis Sullivan training with organic, foliate ornamentation and Art Deco geometry. Elmslie also worked with renowned Prairie School architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. This ornament was designed by Elmslie and modeled by the Midland Terra Cotta company. It is finished in a white slip.
MAKER
Designer: George Grant Elmslie (Scottish-American, 1869-1952) | Manufacturer: Midland Terra Cotta Co. (Chicago, IL, 1910-30)
LITERATURE
Midland Terra Cotta Company catalog, plate 77.
PROVENANCE
Salvaged from a recent demolition of a commercial building (Chicago, IL).
DATE
Circa 1915
DIMENSIONS
Width 75 Depth 5 Height 38.5 inches
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