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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile

1871-5 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile, transfer-printed in brown and yellow, with two rabbits outlined in purplish-grey eating lettuce leaves in a circular frame. The remainder of the tile area is slatted.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted
Brief description
Tile, earthenware, transfer-printed and painted design with rabbits, made by Minton Art Pottery, England, about 1871-5
Physical description
Tile, transfer-printed in brown and yellow, with two rabbits outlined in purplish-grey eating lettuce leaves in a circular frame. The remainder of the tile area is slatted.
Dimensions
  • Width: 15.2cm
  • Length: 15.2cm
Dimensions converted from the register.
Marks and inscriptions
Mintons Art Pottery Studio Kensington Gore (Backstamp) Other painted marks in black
Gallery label
Tile manufacturer Minton Art Pottery, England C.236-1976(16/07/2008)
Object history
Formerly in the collection of Michael Whiteway.
Production
Pattern S1151. This tile is one of four tiles which complete the S1151 design, pictured in the Minton Art Pottery pattern book. The other tiles depict a bird, a mouse eating an acorn, and a hare, all set within the same circle and slatted background design.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Original design pictured in the Minton Art Pottery pattern book, held at Stoke-on-Trent City Archives. Pattern S1151.
Collection
Accession number
C.236-1976

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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