Tile
PeriodCirca 1680 - 1720
MediumTin glazed earthenware
Dimensions5.25 × 5.13 × 0.63 in. (13.3 × 13 × 1.6 cm)
ClassificationsEarthenware
Credit LineBequest of Charles Vanderveer, 1983
Object number1983.7.249.2
DescriptionA square Delft style tile of brownish earthenware with a bright white tin glazeNotesMany Delft tiles illustrate biblical scenes. In this tile, the prophet Elijah rests against a tree trunk, waiting for ravens to feed him. The book of Elijah in the Old Testament notes: 2 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: 3 “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. 4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” 5 So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
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