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Little Red Riding Hood

Tile Set
ca. 1880 (designed), ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dust-pressed earthenware tiles, transfer-printed with scenes from the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Printed in brown.


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
TitleLittle Red Riding Hood (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, dust-pressed, with transfer-printed decoration
Brief description
Six tiles, scenes from Little Red Riding Hood
Physical description
Dust-pressed earthenware tiles, transfer-printed with scenes from the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Printed in brown.
Object history
Removed from 180 Queens Gate, London, SW7, a house designed by Norman Shaw. They were given to the Museum by Imperial College of Science and Technology.
Production
Attribution of designer comes from Batkin's book, see references.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Batkin, Maureen. Wedgwood Ceramics 1846-1959. London : Richard Dennis, 1982. pp109, 113.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.739-1969

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Record createdAugust 12, 1998
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