Tile Mould
17th century (made)
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Square intaglio mould; a chevron-shaped panel with a floral and foliated scroll. In the upper triangular panels thus formed, a serrated petal of a four-petalled formal flower. In the lower panel two such petals.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware |
| Brief description | Reddish earthenware mould to make relief stove tiles. German, probably Bayreuth, 17th century. |
| Physical description | Square intaglio mould; a chevron-shaped panel with a floral and foliated scroll. In the upper triangular panels thus formed, a serrated petal of a four-petalled formal flower. In the lower panel two such petals. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F.S.A. |
| Object history | According to the donor, a Nuremberg antiquities dealer, J.C. Wohlbold, obtained moulds C.1009 to 1039-1922 from the Hafnermeister Kresser in Augsburg. Kresser's ancestors came from Bayreuth so the moulds may have originated there. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bernard Rackham, Early Tudor Pottery in Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle vol.2 no.6, 1939, p.23 |
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| Accession number | C.1030-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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