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Cows in the Meadow

Tile
1984 (designed), 1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dust-pressed red earthenware tile, with painted and sgraffito decoration in colour glazes depicting a landscape scene with two cows in a field beside a river.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCows in the Meadow (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Dust-pressed red earthenware with painted and sgraffito decoration
Brief description
One of nine tiles, dust-pressed red earthenware with painted and sgraffito decoration in colour glazes, 'Cows in the Meadow' tile, landscape with two cows in a field beside a river, blank tile industrially made in Italy, interlaced "CS" monogram bottom right, "MADE IN ITALY" moulded on back. England, designed by Christina Sheppard in 1984, not put into production - one example only in 1984.
Physical description
Dust-pressed red earthenware tile, with painted and sgraffito decoration in colour glazes depicting a landscape scene with two cows in a field beside a river.
Dimensions
  • Width: 15.0cm
  • Length: 15.0cm
  • Height: 0.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'CS' in monogram (On bottom right)
  • 'MADE IN ITALY' (Moulded on back)
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
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."
Production
Not put into production, one example only.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.72:8-1994

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Record createdNovember 25, 2008
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