terracotta ornaments for the Capitol Building and Loan Association, Topeka, Kansas

George Grant Elmslie

1869–1952

terracotta ornaments for the Capitol Building and Loan Association, Topeka, Kansas, 1922–1924

Where object was made: Topeka, Kansas, United States

Material/technique: terracotta

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 46 x 43 x 22.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 18 1/8 x 16 15/16 x 8 7/8 in

Credit line: Gift of Topeka Capitol Savings and Loan Co.

Accession number: 1970.0194.a,b

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Label texts

Archive Label 1999:
A disciple of Louis Sullivan, Elmslie designed the bank building in Topeka on which these two ornamental tiles stood. This unusual building had a pitched roof that was meant to suggest an image of the bank as home. These ornaments made from molds are covered with organic and abstract designs based on nature. These two pieces probably adorned a doorway and faced each other.