One of nine tiles, dust-pressed red earthenware with painted and sgraffito decoration in colour glazes, 'Flight Into Egypt' tile, The Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ ride on a donkey, with Joseph alongside, they appear against an architectural frame, industrially made blank, "PLATT FERROLITE ENGLAND" moulded on back. England, designed by Christina Sheppard in 1980, not put into production - one example only in 1980.

Dust-pressed red earthenware tile, with painted and sgraffito decoration in colour glazes depicting the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ ride on a donkey, with Joseph alongside. They appear against an architectural frame.

Given by the designer

Christina Sheppard supplied the following technical information: "The technique used is called sgraffito. When dry, the design is scratched through a white glaze to the biscuit beneath. In the case of the black and white tiles, they are then fired to 1060 °C. With the coloured tiles, red iron oxide is sprayed on to deepen the lines and provide a background texture. When dry, this is brushed off, leaving some where appropriate. Other colours are then applied by brush. Finally, a blue or yellow glaze is sprayed over all and left to dry. When dry, it is brushed off any bits of the design that need to be white or another colour, and these colours are then applied on the white."

Not put into production, one example only.

C.72:7-1994