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Title |
Roof Tile from Japanese Tea House |
Description |
Roof Tile from Japanese Tea House. Notes: The tea house was purchased in Tokyo, Japan, shipped to Compton and constructed in the woods near the carriage house (now Widener Education Center) in 1891. It was removed in 1939 by directive of the Arboretum Advisory Board. House parts and furnishings were dispersed to Penn Museum and Philadelphia Museum of Art. The tea garden was constructed by K. Sato in 1898. |
Date |
1890 |
Year Range from |
1890 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Object Name |
Tile, Roof |
CATALOG NUMBER |
2016.21.1 |
Date cataloged |
2016-04-26 |