Spirit of the Flowers
Tile Set
ca.1880
ca.1880
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These tiles are from series pattern No. 1347 'Spirit of the Flowers' possibly designed by C.O.Murray for Minton c.1880. The complete set of twelve included 'waterlily, wildrose, poppy, lily of the valley, daisy, foxglove, violet, convolvulus, anemone, snowdrop, lily and primrose'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Spirit of the Flowers (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware transfer-printed in green on a white glaze |
| Brief description | Tiles of earthenware transfer-printed in green on a white glaze, possibly designed by C.O. Murray, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1880 |
| Physical description | Dust-pressed earthenware tiles, transfer-printed (block-printed) with a series of images of winged nymphs amonst flowers, in a circular frame. Printed in green. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Production | Minton pattern number 1347 |
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| Summary | These tiles are from series pattern No. 1347 'Spirit of the Flowers' possibly designed by C.O.Murray for Minton c.1880. The complete set of twelve included 'waterlily, wildrose, poppy, lily of the valley, daisy, foxglove, violet, convolvulus, anemone, snowdrop, lily and primrose'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Decoration. Feb?, 1981. |
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| Accession number | C.189-1976 |
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| Record created | August 13, 1998 |
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