Tile
1871-5 (made)
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Tile, transfer-printed in brown and yellow, with two rabbits outlined in purplish-grey eating lettuce leaves in a circular frame. The remainder of the tile area is slatted.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted |
| Brief description | Tile, earthenware, transfer-printed and painted design with rabbits, made by Minton Art Pottery, England, about 1871-5 |
| Physical description | Tile, transfer-printed in brown and yellow, with two rabbits outlined in purplish-grey eating lettuce leaves in a circular frame. The remainder of the tile area is slatted. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mintons Art Pottery Studio Kensington Gore (Backstamp)
Other painted marks in black |
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| Object history | Formerly in the collection of Michael Whiteway. |
| Production | Pattern S1151. This tile is one of four tiles which complete the S1151 design, pictured in the Minton Art Pottery pattern book. The other tiles depict a bird, a mouse eating an acorn, and a hare, all set within the same circle and slatted background design. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Original design pictured in the Minton Art Pottery pattern book, held at Stoke-on-Trent City Archives. Pattern S1151. |
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| Accession number | C.236-1976 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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