Animals on the Farm
Tile
ca. 1879 (designed), 1879-1890 (made)
ca. 1879 (designed), 1879-1890 (made)
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| Place of origin |
William Wise was one of a number of designers and illustrators who turned their hand to the design of tile decoration for Mintons China Works in the late 19th century. This design, which comes from a series depicting 'Animals on the Farm', is made after an earlier etching by Robert Hills.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Animals on the Farm (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, dust-pressed, with transfer printed decoration |
| Brief description | Tile, lead-glazed earthenware, designed by William Wise, manufactured by Minton's China Works, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, designed ca. 1879, manufactured after 1879. |
| Physical description | Dust-pressed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in underglaze black from a copper plate. The design is of highland cattle in mountainous country. |
| Object history | From one of two series of tiles:"Animals of the Farm" or " Cattle Subjects". William Wise took the designs from Robin Hills' "Etchings of Animals Drawn from Nature" (1798-1815). |
| Summary | William Wise was one of a number of designers and illustrators who turned their hand to the design of tile decoration for Mintons China Works in the late 19th century. This design, which comes from a series depicting 'Animals on the Farm', is made after an earlier etching by Robert Hills. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.14-1986 |
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| Record created | August 13, 1998 |
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