Tile Panel
ca.1882 (designed)
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This tile panel design was originally commissioned by the The Peninsular and Orient Steam Navigation co. (P&O Liners) for the Sutlej liner, the first of 12 P&O liners that De Morgan worked on between 1882 and 1900. The design responsibility was in the hands of the architect T.E.Collcutt who subcontracted the design and supply of tiles to De Morgan.
The Sutlej was built by the Barrow Shipbuilding Co. After carrying troops to the Boer War she was sold to the French in 1900 and scrapped in 1902. A photo dated 1882 shows that this panel design was used in the saloon, above the dado.
The Sutlej was built by the Barrow Shipbuilding Co. After carrying troops to the Boer War she was sold to the French in 1900 and scrapped in 1902. A photo dated 1882 shows that this panel design was used in the saloon, above the dado.
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Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, painted in colours on a white slip and covered with a clear glaze |
| Brief description | Tile panel, originally designed for the 'Sutlej' P&O liner, painted on blanks by William De Morgan, about 1882 |
| Physical description | Panel of eight tiles, painted with flowers, leaves and stems in green and blue in "Persian" ogee pattern. |
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| Object history | Purchased |
| Summary | This tile panel design was originally commissioned by the The Peninsular and Orient Steam Navigation co. (P&O Liners) for the Sutlej liner, the first of 12 P&O liners that De Morgan worked on between 1882 and 1900. The design responsibility was in the hands of the architect T.E.Collcutt who subcontracted the design and supply of tiles to De Morgan. The Sutlej was built by the Barrow Shipbuilding Co. After carrying troops to the Boer War she was sold to the French in 1900 and scrapped in 1902. A photo dated 1882 shows that this panel design was used in the saloon, above the dado. |
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| Accession number | 362:8-1905 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2009 |
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