Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of earthenware, painted with a Japonisme scene of a crane and water plants in gold and silver on a black ground inside a floral framework.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted, glazed
Brief description
Tile, earthenware, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, England, ca. 1870
Physical description
Tile of earthenware, painted with a Japonisme scene of a crane and water plants in gold and silver on a black ground inside a floral framework.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.2cm
  • Width: 15.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Minton globe mark 1863/72 and in relief 'MINTONS / CHINA WORKS / STOKE ON TRENT'
  • 'S 1915' painted
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.243-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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