Spirit of the Flowers

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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Minton (maker) Murray, C. O. (designer) Murray, C. O. (designer) Moyr Smith (designer)
Place of origin	Stoke-on-Trent (made)

This tile is from series pattern No. 1347 'Spirit of the Flowers' possibly designed by C.O.Murray for Minton c.1880. The complete set of twelve included 'waterlily, wildrose (as shown here), poppy, lily of the valley, daisy, foxglove, violet, convolvulus, anemone, snowdrop, lily and primrose'.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware Scotland
Object type	Tile
Title	Spirit of the Flowers (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Earthenware transfer-printed in green on a white glaze Earthenware Transfer-Printed Glazed
Brief description	Tile of earthenware transfer-printed in green on a white glaze, possibly designed by C.O. Murray, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1880
Physical description	Tile of earthenware transfer-printed in green on a white glaze. A winged naked girl emerges from a bouquet of wild roses. With a Japanese style border that has divided lettering in the corners: 'WI', 'LD', 'RO' 'SE'.
Dimensions	Length: 15.2cm Width: 15.2cm
Production type	Mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	Globe mark (Mark for Minton for 1863-1770) 'MINTONS / CHINA WORKS / STOKE ON TRENT' (In relief) 'WI', 'LD' / 'RO' 'SE' (In the corners of border)
Production	Minton pattern number 1347
Subjects depicted	Girl Roses Bouquet
Summary	This tile is from series pattern No. 1347 'Spirit of the Flowers' possibly designed by C.O.Murray for Minton c.1880. The complete set of twelve included 'waterlily, wildrose (as shown here), poppy, lily of the valley, daisy, foxglove, violet, convolvulus, anemone, snowdrop, lily and primrose'.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.189B-1976

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O278085/spirit-of-the-flowers-tile-murray-c-o/

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