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Design for a tile panel
Poynter, born 1836 - died 1919 - Enlarge image
Design for a tile panel
- Place of origin:
London, England (made)
- Date:
1869 (dated)
- Artist/Maker:
Poynter, born 1836 - died 1919 (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour and pencil on paper squared for transfer
- Museum number:
7917B
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case NN, shelf 3
Object Type
This detailed design is highly finished and even the stonework of the fountain is painted to imitate marble. It could thus have served as a presentation drawing to Sir Henry Cole, the Director of the South Kensington Museum.
Design & Designing
The division of this design into squares is a process called 'squared for transfer'. This technique facilitates the enlargement of a design. A grid containing an equal number of squares is ruled on the original drawing and on the surface destined for the enlarged design. The design is then transferred, square by square. The number of squares in this design, however, does not match the number of tiles in the tile panel. There are, in fact, 104 squares in the design and 33 tiles and five parts of tiles in the tile panel.
People
Henry Scott, a Royal Engineer officer employed on building the new Museum, compiled a list of the ladies he was employing as porcelain painters. They were Amy E. Black, Miss Walker, Miss Judd, Miss Earle, Miss Hall, Miss Cambridge, who were all paid at the rate of 6d an hour, except Amy Black who received 9d.
