Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile

ca. 1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of earthenware part-painted and part-stencilled. A young in classical costume holds a toy steam engine on the banister rail in front of a peach-tree and a wall.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware part-painted and part-stencilled
Brief description
Tile of earthenware part-painted and part-stencilled, W. B. Simpson & Sons Ltd., England, ca. 1875
Physical description
Tile of earthenware part-painted and part-stencilled. A young in classical costume holds a toy steam engine on the banister rail in front of a peach-tree and a wall.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.6cm
  • Width: 22.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WS / S [with a stroke though it] / OUS' (Stamped on the reverse)
  • '594 / 5 / C' (Painted on the reverse)
  • 'Painted by W.B. Simpsons and Sons / 456 West Strand' (Painted on the reverse)
Production
Possibly designed by Walter Crane and copied by a painted in the company.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Allwood, Rosamond. Victorian Tiles, Wolverhampton : Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Museums, 1978 no.103
Collection
Accession number
C.165-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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