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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 144, The Headley Trust Gallery

Ploughing

Tile Panel
ca.1889 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ploughing was first exhibited at the Exhibition Unuiveselle in Paris and the Arts and Crafts Society Exhibitio, both in 1889. It formed the lower frieze of a largetile panel on the theme of Labour designed by Crane and Lewis F Day. Horizontal panels by crane: Ploughing, Sowing and Reaping and an upright panel showing the Triumph of Labour, werecframed by floral tiles by Day.

During the 1870s and 80s Crane peoduced a number of ceramic designs for Maw &Co. Although Maw & Co. was a large industrial firm, Crane's expensive hand-painted work was not intended for the mass market and represented a more 'artistic' output for the company.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePloughing (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted in lustre
Brief description
Tile panel, 'Ploughing', lustre, designed by Walter Crane, made by Maw & Co, about 1889
Physical description
Tile panel, consisting of 16 tiles, painted in lustre with a scene of two men and two oxen ploughing, against a background of trailing foliage. Mounted in a wooden frame.
Dimensions
  • In wood frame height: 34.6cm
  • In wood frame width: 126.0cm
  • In wood frame depth: 5.2cm
Production typeLimited edition
Object history
Purchased from Maw & Co. Ltd
Subjects depicted
Summary
Ploughing was first exhibited at the Exhibition Unuiveselle in Paris and the Arts and Crafts Society Exhibitio, both in 1889. It formed the lower frieze of a largetile panel on the theme of Labour designed by Crane and Lewis F Day. Horizontal panels by crane: Ploughing, Sowing and Reaping and an upright panel showing the Triumph of Labour, werecframed by floral tiles by Day.

During the 1870s and 80s Crane peoduced a number of ceramic designs for Maw &Co. Although Maw & Co. was a large industrial firm, Crane's expensive hand-painted work was not intended for the mass market and represented a more 'artistic' output for the company.
Associated object
CIRC.311-1953 (Design)
Bibliographic references
  • Art Journal Easter Annual. 1898. 22 p. ill.
  • Smith, Greg & Hyde, sarah (eds.), Walter Crane 1845-1915: Artist, Designer and Socialist (London: Lund Humphries, 1989), cat.no.K7
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.310-1953

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Record createdMarch 23, 2004
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