Salome Blue
Tile
1979 (made)
1979 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
One square earthenware wall tile, with a cream body and printed decoration with a clear glaze. Glaze covers the front surface and edges, however not the back. The decoration consists of a spray of pansies printed in blue, the stem dividing the surface diagonally, with a symmetrical arrangement of flowers, buds and leaves to each side. Marked: 'MADE IN ENGLAND' x2, 'P, C, P, C, X, O, 5' and 4 dots all in relief. Designed by the Queensbury Hunt Design Group, made by Pilkington's, 1979.
Object details
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| Title | Salome Blue (manufacturer's title) |
| Brief description | One square earthenware wall tile, with a cream body and printed decoration with a clear glaze. Glaze covers the front surface and edges, however not the back. The decoration consists of a spray of pansies printed in blue, the stem dividing the surface diagonally, with a symmetrical arrangement of flowers, buds and leaves to each side. Marked: 'MADE IN ENGLAND' x2, 'P, C, P, C, X, O, 5' and 4 dots all in relief. Designed by the Queensbury Hunt Design Group, made by Pilkington's, 1979. |
| Physical description | One square earthenware wall tile, with a cream body and printed decoration with a clear glaze. Glaze covers the front surface and edges, however not the back. The decoration consists of a spray of pansies printed in blue, the stem dividing the surface diagonally, with a symmetrical arrangement of flowers, buds and leaves to each side. Marked: 'MADE IN ENGLAND' x2, 'P, C, P, C, X, O, 5' and 4 dots all in relief. Designed by the Queensbury Hunt Design Group, made by Pilkington's, 1979. |
| Gallery label | Tile 'Salome Blue'
designer Queensberry Hunt Design Group 1979
C.85-1984 Given by Pilkington Tiles Ltd.(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Pilkington Tiles Ltd. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.85-1984 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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