set of original late 19th century american victorian era fireplace portrait tiles featuring shakespearean characters hamlet and ophelia. the c. 1880's interior residential portait tiles were fabricated by the united states encaustic tile co., indianapolis, in., manufacturers of plain, encaustic, majolica, enameled & glazed tiles. the design is attributed to modeler ruth m. winterbotham. the name of each costumed shakespearean character appears vertically, directly in front of their faces. each tile measures 6 x 6 inches. priced for the pair.