Tile
ca. 1872 (made)
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| Place of origin |
These tiles were part of a wider decorative scheme for the Criterion, a 'gastronomic temple' with dining rooms, grand hall and theatre in Piccadilly, London. The Criterion was designed by Thomas Verity and completed in 1873. Simpson was responsible for interior decorations and the tile pictures, such as this putti, were designed and painted by A.S. Coke.
This section of the tile scheme was probably designed for the buffet area and was rediscovered when the building was renovated in 1969.
This section of the tile scheme was probably designed for the buffet area and was rediscovered when the building was renovated in 1969.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, painted in enamel colours |
| Brief description | One of 26 tiles, earthenware, with imagery of a lightly-draped boy standing and playing a mandolin-like stringed instrument. He is placed within an architectural setting surrounded by various border tiles; painted in reddish-brown, dark blue, dull bluish-green and white underglaze colour on tiles of buff-coloured clay. From the Criterion Theatre and Restaurant Building. Designed and painted by A.S. Coke, made by W.B. Simpson & Sons. England, about 1872. |
| Physical description | Tiles, various dimensions which together form the image of a putti playing a stringed instrument, standing in an architectural recess, above his head is a bird and wreath emblem. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Minton Globe Mark (Impressed to base and crossed out in black on every tile. Painted over in black with "Painted by W.S. Simpson and Sons, 100 S. Martin's Lane, London". Numbered "2P" to "5P" and "14P".) |
| Credit line | Given by Fortes (Holdings) Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Fortes (Holdings) Ltd., following renovation of the Criterion site. |
| Production | Tiles painted on Minton blanks. From the Criterion, Piccadilly |
| Summary | These tiles were part of a wider decorative scheme for the Criterion, a 'gastronomic temple' with dining rooms, grand hall and theatre in Piccadilly, London. The Criterion was designed by Thomas Verity and completed in 1873. Simpson was responsible for interior decorations and the tile pictures, such as this putti, were designed and painted by A.S. Coke. This section of the tile scheme was probably designed for the buffet area and was rediscovered when the building was renovated in 1969. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.80-1969 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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