Tile
ca. 1900 (made)
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Tile painted over glaze on a white slip with an underwater scene of mermaids or river maidens. The colouring is predominately green, dark blue and brown.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with painted decoration on a white slip |
| Brief description | Tile painted over glaze on a white slip, one of a panel of four tiles, Staffordshire, Minton Hollins & Co., ca. 1900. |
| Physical description | Tile painted over glaze on a white slip with an underwater scene of mermaids or river maidens. The colouring is predominately green, dark blue and brown. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MINTON / HOLLINS / & co / PATENT / TILE/WORKS / STOKE ON TRENT 145 W' (On the reverse) |
| Object history | Part of a panel C.209 to C-1976. |
| Historical context | (1976) Note in Register: Style of painting is continental (the Vienna Secessionist style) rather than English. |
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| Accession number | C.209A-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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