These pieces were salvaged when the Morton High School (Hammond Indiana) was demolished in 1991. This was George Elmslie's final project before his death. Elmslie was the chief ornamental designer for Louis Sullivan. This piece is cataloged as an M-5 Main building cornice from the book Architectural Ornament by Krutty and Schmitt.

These pieces are also mentioned extensively in a book titled Sullivanesque.

The design however is more like a frieze with repeating sections, reproductions will be model Nr.3600 taken in part from the embeded number stamped in the clay on the bottom of the original.

27-1/4" X 13-1/2" X 4-1/4"

Similar to architectural Art Deco or Art Nouveau- it at first glace appears to be a transitional style between Victorian and Art Deco,Art Nouveau since it contains elements resembling both, however, this is not the case.

The piece will be reproduced shortly and casts made available in my web store STORE

Originals like this are hot collectorıs items and go for $600-$1200 each now when they come up for sale.