King Lear I. I.
Tile
ca.1880 (made)
ca.1880 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Minton tile printed in underglaze blue with an image of King Lear dismissing Cordelia and disowning her, an incident in King Lear, Act l, scene i. Mounted in a wooden frame with four tiles from the same Minton Shakespeare series illustrating incidents from King Lear, Act V, scene iii; The Tempest, Act ll, scene ii; Hamlet, Act l, scene i, and Romeo and Juliet, Act l, scene i. Designed by John Moyr Smith (1839-1912).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | King Lear I. I. (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Minton tile printed with an image of an incident in Act I, scene i, of Shakespeare's play King Lear.Designed by John Moyr Smith (1839-1912) |
| Physical description | Square encaustic tile decorated in underglaze blue with triangular decorative pattern in each corner surrounding a central image within a roundel depicting King Lear disowning Cordelia. Entitled above the image: KING LEAR I. I. Mounted in a wooden frame with four tiles from the same Minton Shakespeare series. |
| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | King Lear |
| Summary | Minton tile printed in underglaze blue with an image of King Lear dismissing Cordelia and disowning her, an incident in King Lear, Act l, scene i. Mounted in a wooden frame with four tiles from the same Minton Shakespeare series illustrating incidents from King Lear, Act V, scene iii; The Tempest, Act ll, scene ii; Hamlet, Act l, scene i, and Romeo and Juliet, Act l, scene i. Designed by John Moyr Smith (1839-1912). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.882-1981 |
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| Record created | November 21, 2011 |
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