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'Dolphin' tile design

Design
1872-1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Square tile design with a dolphin (resembling a fish) on a background of swirls.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'Dolphin' tile design (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
pencil and brown, yellow and green watercolour on paper
Brief description
'Dolphin' tile design, watercolour, William De Morgan, 1872-1888
Physical description
Square tile design with a dolphin (resembling a fish) on a background of swirls.
Dimensions
  • Design height: 15.3cm
  • Design width: 15.3cm
Dimensions taken from Greenwood (1989)
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Dolphin 2/6 (lettered with title and price)
  • W. DE MORGAN/45 GT. MARLBOROUGH STREET, W/Telegraphic address: "Potsherd, London"
  • W. DE MORGAN/36a CHEYNE ROW/CHELSEA, SW.
  • DESIGNED PREVIOUS TO 1888 (stamped)
Credit line
Given by Mrs William De Morgan
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Published in M. Greenwood, The Designs of William De Morgan (1989), cat. no.881, p.126
Collection
Accession number
E.881-1917

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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