Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile

1877-82
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The design is within a double frame and shows a sailing galleon painted in brown with white sails in a roundel. Each corner of the tile is blue and lettered across, reading FORTVNA FAVENS.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, painted and glazed
Brief description
Tile, depicting a ship, painted by Louie Wilson, made by Doulton & Co. Ltd, Lambeth Art Pottery, London, England, about 1877-82
Physical description
The design is within a double frame and shows a sailing galleon painted in brown with white sails in a roundel. Each corner of the tile is blue and lettered across, reading FORTVNA FAVENS.
Dimensions
  • Width: 15.2cm
  • Length: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Doulton Lambeth (printed backstamp) LW monogram (for Louie Wilson)
Gallery label
Tile manufacturer Doulton & Co. Ltd, Lambeth Art Pottery , London, Lambeth, England C.218-1976(16/07/2008)
Collection
Accession number
C.218-1976

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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