Tile
ca. 1925 (made)
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Earthenware, with matt, leadless glaze, the design painted on a whitish ground is of a stylised boat (like a dhow), with 2 men wielding paddles in the prow and 4 passengers, painted in blue, purple and brown, the clay is white, the reverse has the lettering in relief, "Made in England" and painted inside the top edge, D.C. 165/2. English (Pilkington), about 1925
Object details
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| Brief description | Tile, manufacturer Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd, Clifton Junction, near Manchester, England about 1925 Earthenware, with matt, leadless glaze, the design painted on a whitish ground is of a stylised boat (like a dhow), with 2 men wielding paddles in the prow and 4 passengers, painted in blue, purple and brown, the clay is white, the reverse has the lettering in relief, "Made in England" and painted inside the top edge, D.C. 165/2. English (Pilkington), about 1925 |
| Physical description | Earthenware, with matt, leadless glaze, the design painted on a whitish ground is of a stylised boat (like a dhow), with 2 men wielding paddles in the prow and 4 passengers, painted in blue, purple and brown, the clay is white, the reverse has the lettering in relief, "Made in England" and painted inside the top edge, D.C. 165/2. English (Pilkington), about 1925 |
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| Object history | Purchased from the exhibition of Pilkington's Pottery at the Upper Chenil Gallery, 1980. |
| Bibliographic reference | Cross, A. J. Pilkingtons Royal Lancastrian Pottery and Tiles. London : Richard Dennis, 1980.
Illustrated, Plate 14 centre, p23. |
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| Accession number | C.136-1980 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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