Tile

Public Domain

ManufacturerManufactured by Minton's Pottery and Porcelain Factoy (Minton's China Works)(English, 1868–1918)English, 1868–1918

CultureEnglish

Titles

Tile

Date1868–1900

Made inStoke-on-Trent, England

MediumEarthenware

DimensionsOverall: 5 15/16 × 5 15/16 × 1/4 in. (15.1 × 15.1 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of the estate of Ira J. Jackson

Object number2013.346

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

CERAMICS

ProvenanceEstate of Ira J. Jackson; given to MFAH, 2013.
Published References For information on marks, see: Jill and Brian Austwick, The Decorated Tile: An Illustrated History of English Tile-making and Design (Ontario, Canada: Collier MacMillan Canada, 1980), 138-39. For information on William de Morgan's tiles that influenced this tile, see: Van Lemmen, Hans. Tiles: 1,000 Years of Architectural Decoration. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993. Riley, Noël. Tile Art: A History of Ceramic Tiles. London: Quintet Publishing Co., 1992. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

verso- impressed " MINTONS / CHINA WORKS / STOKE ON TRENT "; trademark in lower right corner: " STOKE UPON TRENT. / WALBROOK, LONDON "on banners surrounding a globe with MINTON in a banner across the globe
verso- embossed the letter C on bottom left and top right corners.

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