Geoffrey Chaucer
Tile
1863 (made)
1863 (made)
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Earthenware, painted in enamel colours and covered with a clear lead glaze; the whole encased in an oriental style walnut wood frame. Designed by Edward Burne-Jones and painted by William Morris. England, 1864
Object details
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| Title | Geoffrey Chaucer (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in green, yellow, red and brown with a portrait in profile of Dante Gabriel Rossetti as the poet Geoffrey Chaucer reading, in the background is a rose and all contained within a roundel. Inscribed: Geoffrey Chaucer. Tin-glazed earthenware Dutch blank |
| Brief description | Earthenware, painted in enamel colours and covered with a clear lead glaze; the whole encased in an oriental style walnut wood frame. Designed by Edward Burne-Jones and painted by William Morris. England, 1864 |
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| Accession number | C.61-1979 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2004 |
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