KING LEAR V.III.
Tile
ca.1880 (made)
ca.1880 (made)
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Minton tile printed in underglaze black with an image of an incident in King Lear, Act V, scene iii. Mounted in a wooden frame with four tiles from the same Minton Shakespeare series illustrating incidents from Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, scene iv; Cymbeline, Act II, scene ii; The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, scene iii,;and Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, scene ii. Designed by John Moyr Smith (1839-1912).
Object details
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Title | KING LEAR V.III. (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
Brief description | Minton tile printed with an image of an incident in Act V, scene iii, of Shakespeare's King Lear. Designed by John Moyr Smith (1839-1912). |
Physical description | Square encaustic tile decorated in underglaze black with triangular decorative pattern in each corner surrounding a central image within a roundel depicting Act V, scene iii of Shakespeare's King Lear. Entitled above the image: KING LEAR V.III. Mounted in a wooden frame with four tiles from the same Minton Shakespeare series. |
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Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
Literary reference | King Lear |
Summary | Minton tile printed in underglaze black with an image of an incident in King Lear, Act V, scene iii. Mounted in a wooden frame with four tiles from the same Minton Shakespeare series illustrating incidents from Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, scene iv; Cymbeline, Act II, scene ii; The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, scene iii,;and Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, scene ii. Designed by John Moyr Smith (1839-1912). |
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Accession number | S.917-1981 |
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Record created | February 21, 2012 |
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