Floor Tile
2009 (made)
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Large square stoneware tile with inlaid ('encaustic') decoration in contrasting clays, the design consisting of the Royal Arms set diagonally, in buff, red, blue, green and white, on a dark brown ground. The body of the tile is itself buff. The back of the tile has been pierced with a grid of narrow conical holes, and stamped with various maker's marks.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with inlaid ('encaustic') decoration |
| Brief description | Floor tile, stoneware with inlaid decoration, after an example from 29 Museum Street, London, made by Chris Cox, Shropshire, 2009. |
| Physical description | Large square stoneware tile with inlaid ('encaustic') decoration in contrasting clays, the design consisting of the Royal Arms set diagonally, in buff, red, blue, green and white, on a dark brown ground. The body of the tile is itself buff. The back of the tile has been pierced with a grid of narrow conical holes, and stamped with various maker's marks. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Scott |
| Object history | The tile is a copy of a 19th century example made by Minton & Co. set within mosaic in the entrance of 29 Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London. Though heavily worn, the tile remained in situ in 2009. The copies, of which around five were made, were commissioned by John Scott from the tile-maker John Cox. |
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| Accession number | C.10-2010 |
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| Record created | July 12, 2011 |
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