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

Tile

ca. 1847-1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of earthenware with a stencilled coloured pattern. Within a half-inch border is a woodcutter bearing fuel greeting a young woman in a cape. She holds a basket.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with a stencilled coloured pattern
Brief description
Tile of earthenware with a stencilled coloured pattern, Copeland & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1847-1867
Physical description
Tile of earthenware with a stencilled coloured pattern. Within a half-inch border is a woodcutter bearing fuel greeting a young woman in a cape. She holds a basket.
Dimensions
  • Length: 17.8cm
  • Width: 17.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A crown with 'COPELAND' around it (Impressed)
  • '78'
Production
Possibly designed by Walter Crane or possibly by R. Caldecott.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Allwood, Rosamond. Victorian Tiles, Wolverhampton : Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Museums, 1978 no.107
Collection
Accession number
C.164-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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