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

Tile

1916-1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile, made from earthenware, with moulded relief decoration in semi-transparent brown glaze, showing a portrait of Woodrow Wilson. The design is produced in moulded relief from a photograph. Inscribed 'GEO. CARTLIDGE SCULP. 1916', and with the name of the manufacturer, J.H. Barratt & Co., Ltd.


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
moulded glazed earthenware
Brief description
Tile showing a portrait of Woodrow Wilson, earthenware with semi-transparent brown glaze in moulded relief, designed by George Cartlidge and made in Stoke-on-Trent by J.H. Barratt & Co., Ltd., c.1916-1920.
Physical description
Tile, made from earthenware, with moulded relief decoration in semi-transparent brown glaze, showing a portrait of Woodrow Wilson. The design is produced in moulded relief from a photograph. Inscribed 'GEO. CARTLIDGE SCULP. 1916', and with the name of the manufacturer, J.H. Barratt & Co., Ltd.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8 ⅞in (imperial measurements from register)
  • Width: 5 ⅞in (imperial measurements from register)
Marks and inscriptions
'GEO. CARTLIDGE SCULP. 1916'
Credit line
Given by Messrs Carter & Co, Ltd.
Object history
At the time of acquisition the donor said that the mould was made by way of photographic reproduction on gelatine.
Subject depicted
Associated object
C.32-1955 (Series)
Collection
Accession number
C.33-1955

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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