Antony and Cleopatra IV.IV
Tile
ca.1880 (made)
ca.1880 (made)
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Minton tile printed in underglaze black with an image of an incident in Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, scene iv. Mounted in a wooden frame with four tiles from the same Minton Shakespeare series illustrating incidents from Cymbeline, Act II, scene ii; King Lear, Act V, scene iii, The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, scene iii, and Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, scene ii. Designed by John Moyr Smith (1839-1912).
Object details
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| Title | Antony and Cleopatra IV.IV (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Minton tile printed with an image of an incident in Act IV, scene iv, of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Designed by John Moyr Smith (1839-1912) |
| Physical description | Square encaustic tile decorated in underglaze black with triangular decorative pattern in each corner surrounding a central image within a roundel depicting Act IV, scene IV of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Entitled above the image: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA IV.IV. Mounted in a wooden frame with four tiles from the same Minton Shakespeare series. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Literary reference | Antony and Cleopatra |
| Summary | Minton tile printed in underglaze black with an image of an incident in Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, scene iv. Mounted in a wooden frame with four tiles from the same Minton Shakespeare series illustrating incidents from Cymbeline, Act II, scene ii; King Lear, Act V, scene iii, The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, scene iii, and Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, scene ii. Designed by John Moyr Smith (1839-1912). |
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| Accession number | S.915-1981 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2012 |
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