Tile
ca. 1846 (made)
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Encaustic tile, one of a set of four tiles (C.82 to C-1976). The overall design is quatrefoil shaped, inside a circle. The pattern is a composition of leaves, and lozenges, each corner having leaf sprays. The colouring overall is in brown and yellow.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, inlaid and glazed |
| Brief description | Encaustic tile, one of a set of four tiles, glazed earthenware with inlaid decoration; Chamberlain & Co., England (Worcester), ca. 1846 |
| Physical description | Encaustic tile, one of a set of four tiles (C.82 to C-1976). The overall design is quatrefoil shaped, inside a circle. The pattern is a composition of leaves, and lozenges, each corner having leaf sprays. The colouring overall is in brown and yellow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'CHAMBERLAIN & Co / WORCETER' (Impressed mark on the reverse) |
| Object history | No. 23 in pattern book published by F. St. John, G. Barr & Co., Worcester, 1844; the medieval original is probably in Great Malvern Priory. (Ceramic Library bound in 2.A.1) |
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| Accession number | C.82-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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