Tile
Dateca. 1750
OriginEngland, London
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
Dimensions5 1/8" square
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1989-173
DescriptionSquare tile with canted sides. Bluish tin glaze decorated in rust, green, and blue with a large vase of flowers; dotted flower-head corners. Pinhead marks in upper left and lower right corners.Label TextA privately owned tile with this combination of vase and corner design is decorated entirely in manganese. This tile is one of a known series of six. A fragment of a tile with the same corner and similar flowers was found in London by F. H. Garner.
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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London
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