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

Tile

1871 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of buff coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with coloured enamels. Moulded with a female mask surrounded by a festoon of beads, coloured yellow and white on a green ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with coloured enamels
Brief description
Tile of buff coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with coloured enamels, Maw & Co., Benthall Works, Broseley, 1871.
Physical description
Tile of buff coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with coloured enamels. Moulded with a female mask surrounded by a festoon of beads, coloured yellow and white on a green ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.2cm
  • Width: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'No. 17' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by Messrs. Maw. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Production
Made in the Benthall Works, Broseley.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3432-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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