Tile Set
ca.1872 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Painted on brown earthenware with a squirrel crouched under a conifer tree holding a nut. The colouring is in tones of grey and white on a red-brown ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Panel of two tiles of painted earthenware with an image of a squirrel. Made by the Minton Art Pottery. English, Staffordshire, about 1872. |
| Physical description | Painted on brown earthenware with a squirrel crouched under a conifer tree holding a nut. The colouring is in tones of grey and white on a red-brown ground. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Minton globe mark for 1863/72
Printed mark for Minton's Art Pottery (ca.1871-5)
Painted painter's mark 'B' and '75' and 'S.338'
MINTON'S CHINA WORKS/STOJE ON TRENT (in relief) (on the reverse) |
| Gallery label | Two tiles
manufacturer Minton Art Pottery, England
C.281-1976(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bought |
| Historical context | (1976) Note in Register: The painter's monogram is not recorded; however the same artist executed a tile with a similar subject for the decorating firm of T.A. Simpson, Hanley (ca.1890-1969) which is illustrated in Barnard (see Refs.). A design for a tiled fireplace surround decorated in maroon and grey with squirrels and leafy branches was exhibited at Wolverhampton Art Gallery (Victorian Tiles, 1978, cat.288). The design was not attributed but the styles suggests C. Haité. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Barnard, J., Victorian Ceramic Tiles, London, 1972 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.281&A-1976 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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