(2) Pompeii mosaic hexagonal floor tiles, note included " This mosaic was picked up the floor of a house in Pompeii in 1841 or 1842 by me while a visit there with my father and mother and before the Italian government took possession April 1900", approx 5-1/4": . Provenance: This lot comes from the Hopkinson Family Collection, Francis Hopkinson, 1737-1791 was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He designed the first US Flag, Continental paper money, and the first United States coin.