One of two tiles, colour-glazed red earthenware with painted and sgraffito decoration, 'Ram and Tree' tile depicting a ram by a tree, blank tile industrially made, designed and decorated by Christina Sheppard. England, designed in 1964 and in production until 1985.

One of two tiles, colour-glazed red earthenware with painted and sgraffito decoration, 'Ram and Tree' tile depicting a ram by a tree, blank tile industrially made, designed and decorated by Christina Sheppard. England, designed in 1964 and in production until 1985.

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."

In production until 1985.

C.74:2-1994