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Tile

1895-1905
Artist/Maker
Della Robbia Pottery
Emily Margaret Wood (decorated by)
John Fogo (painted by)
Place of origin
Birkenhead

Tile with grasshopper, earthenware, decorated by Emily Margaret Wood and John Fogo, Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1895-1905


Object details

Categories
Art Pottery
Ceramics
Woman Artist
Object type
Tile
Materials and techniques
Earthenware
Brief description
Tile with grasshopper, earthenware, decorated by Emily Margaret Wood and John Fogo, Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1895-1905
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm
  • Width: 20.2cm
  • Depth: 2cm
Style
Arts and Crafts
Marks and inscriptions
Ship mark (incised). E.W. (incised) for Emily Margaret Wood. 23/96, 518, 414, 589 (incised). E.W. (painted) for Emily Margaret Wood J.F. (painted) for John Fogo 355, 303, C (or G?) Brown, 140 (painted)
Credit line
Gift of Ian and Rita Smythe
Object history
Made in the Architectural Department at the Argyle St premises.
Bibliographic reference
Hyland, P. The Della Robbia Pottery Birkenhead 1894-1906. (2014). Antique Collector's Club. p.135. Fig.145.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.148-2018

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1459913/tile-emily-margaret-wood/
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