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Tile

Tile

  • Place of origin:

    Poole, England (made)

  • Date:

    ca.1939 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Carter & Co. (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    earthenware, moulded and spray-glazed

  • Credit Line:

    Given by London Transport Museum

  • Museum number:

    C.3-1997

  • Gallery location:

    Architectural Ceramics, room 144, case EXP

  • Image in copyright

This is one of a series of moulded relief tiles designed by Harold Stabler for use on London Underground stations. This design, depicts St Paul's Cathedral.

The tiles were commissioned from Carter & Co. by Frank Pick who was vice-chairman of London Passenger Transport Board and president of the Design and Industries Association. They were used mainly on the City Line improvements carried out in the 1930s and may still be seen there.

Physical description

Tile, depicting St Paul's Cathedral, in relief on beige ground.

Place of Origin

Poole, England (made)

Date

ca.1939 (made)

Artist/maker

Carter & Co. (maker)

Materials and Techniques

earthenware, moulded and spray-glazed

Marks and inscriptions

"S"

Dimensions

Width: 15.2 cm squared

Object history note

Commissioned by Frank Pick, vice-chairman of London Passenger Tramsport Board. Removed from St Paul's underground station between 1985 and 1988 due to reconstruction work. Given by London Transport Museum

Descriptive line

Tile, depicting St Paul's Cathedral, designed by Harold Stabler for London Transport, Carter & Co., about 1939

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Architectural Review, May, 1939, p.268.ill.
Hawkins, Jennifer, The Poole Potteries (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1980), pp.138-9. p.133.ill.

Materials

Earthenware

Subjects depicted

London

Categories

Ceramics; Tiles

Production Type

Limited edition

Collection code

CER

Qr_O233184
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