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Tile

c.1920-32 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Square buff coloured tile of waste-flint glass contaminated with clay, finely ground and baked, then cut into shape


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Waste-flint glass, clay particles
Brief description
Tile of glass, made by James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd., England, c.1920-32
Physical description
Square buff coloured tile of waste-flint glass contaminated with clay, finely ground and baked, then cut into shape
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.0cm
  • Width: 10.5cm
  • Depth: 0.6cm
Credit line
Given by John Wilson
Object history
This group of objects had been given by Thomas Cowell to his son Jack, who then passed then to John Wilson. Thomas Cowell (b. 12 June 1870) left school at 14 and went to work at Powell's as a glass painter (not designer). He retired in Easter 1932.
Bibliographic references
  • Evans, W, Ross, C. and Warner, A: Whitefriars Glass, James Powell & Sons of London, Museum of London, 1995, p.108
  • Brown, P and D, 'Glass Tiles' in Glazed Expressions, Spring 1994, p.2-3
Collection
Accession number
C.61-1992

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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