Square ceramic tile with floral and curvilinear motifs painted on front. All sides are glazed. Dark blue triangles in tile corners with white flowers inside of them. Central design of a dark blue diamond with an ornate vase full of flowers inside it. Both the vase and flowers are done in shades of white and light blue. Diamond outline, around central dark blue diamond, done in light blue. Outline full of curvilinear motifs, done in a dark blue. Central diamond and outline bordered by plain white lines. Five horizontal ridges on back of tile. Manufacturer’s mark, Mintons China Works, stamped in between ridges. Inscription on back.

• Cultural Context

  Wall tile, Mintons China Works.

• Iconographic Meaning

  The registration stamp on the backside dates the design to February 1882.

• Specific Techniques

  Tile was manufactured by dust-pressing, a technique that uses clay milled to a fine powder with low moisture content, then pressed in a die at high pressure.

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• Type of Item tile
• Culture English
• Material clay, paint, glaze
• Manufacturing Technique dust-pressed
• Measurements height 15.2 cm, width 15.2 cm, depth 1.2 cm (overall)

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• Creator Mintons
• Previous Owner Judith Stoffman
• Received from Judith Stoffman

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• Made in United Kingdom, Stoke-on-Trent

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• Creation Date during 1882
• Ownership Date before October 30, 2019
• Acquisition Date on October 30, 2019

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3401/0017