One of nine tiles, dust-pressed red earthenware with painted and sgraffito decoration in colour glazes, 'In the Park' tile, scene by a lake in a park with a woman pushing a push-chair, a dog and another child, industrially made blank, interlaced "CS" monogram bottom right, "WOOLLISCROFT IRONSTONE / MADE IN ENGLAND" moulded on back. England, designed by Christina Sheppard in 1984, not put into production - one example only in 1984.

Dust-pressed red earthenware tile, with painted and sgraffito decoration in colour glazes depicting scene by a lake in a park with a woman pushing a push-chair.

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.72:9-1994