Back Story

This article was first published in TACS* Glazed Expressions issue # 71 2013 (p. 15-17) ISSN 0261-0329

*Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS); UK based non profit

Another good introduction is offered by Michael Padwee in his excellent Tiles in New York blog:

The Heart of the Park: Bethesda Terrace and its suspended Minton Tile ceiling

The Greensward Plan was created in 1858 by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Olmsted to improve and expand Central Park. "British architect Jacob Wrey Mould worked closely with them both designing many notable features including Belvedere Castle, a great number of bridges and Bethesda Terrace - the formal architectural centrepiece of Central Park."

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