Animals on the Farm

Tile
ca. 1879 (designed), 1879-1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

William Wise was one of a number of designers and illustrators who turned their hand to the design of tile decoration for Mintons China Works in the late 19th century. This design, which comes from a series depicting 'Animals on the Farm', is made after an earlier etching by Robert Hills.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAnimals on the Farm (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, dust-pressed, with transfer printed decoration
Brief description
Tile, lead-glazed earthenware, designed by William Wise, manufactured by Minton's China Works, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, designed ca. 1879, manufactured after 1879.
Physical description
Dust-pressed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in underglaze black from a copper plate. The design is of highland cattle in mountainous country.
Object history
From one of two series of tiles:"Animals of the Farm" or " Cattle Subjects". William Wise took the designs from Robin Hills' "Etchings of Animals Drawn from Nature" (1798-1815).
Summary
William Wise was one of a number of designers and illustrators who turned their hand to the design of tile decoration for Mintons China Works in the late 19th century. This design, which comes from a series depicting 'Animals on the Farm', is made after an earlier etching by Robert Hills.
Collection
Accession number
C.14-1986

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Record createdAugust 13, 1998
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