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Tile
De Morgan, William Frend, born 1839 - died 1917 - Enlarge image
Tile
- Place of origin:
Chelsea, England (decorated)
- Date:
ca. 1872-1876 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
De Morgan, William Frend, born 1839 - died 1917 (decoration, manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, dust-pressed, painted with ruby lustre
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr Archibald Anderson
- Museum number:
CIRC.118-1915
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 35, shelf 8, box 1
William De Morgan famously experimented with the reduction-fired lustre technique in order to produce tiles such as this. It was a notoriously difficult technique. He was inspired by Persian lustrewares.
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