One of nine tiles, dust-pressed red earthenware with painted and sgraffito decoration in colour glazes, 'The Dunes' tile, landscape with buildings, industrially made blank, "WOOLLISCROFT IRONSTONE / MADE IN ENGLAND" moulded on back. England, designed by Christina Sheppard in 1971, in production until 1985.

Dust-pressed red earthenware tile, with painted and sgraffito decoration in colour glazes depicting landscape with buildings.

Given by the designer

Christina Sheppard supplied the following technical information: "The technique used is called sgraffito. When dry, the design is scratched through a white glaze to the biscuit beneath. In the case of the black and white tiles, they are then fired to 1060 °C. With the coloured tiles, red iron oxide is sprayed on to deepen the lines and provide a background texture. When dry, this is brushed off, leaving some where appropriate. Other colours are then applied by brush. Finally, a blue or yellow glaze is sprayed over all and left to dry. When dry, it is brushed off any bits of the design that need to be white or another colour, and these colours are then applied on the white."

In production until 1985.

C.72:4-1994