Tile
Item number 3401/28 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number 3401/28 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Square ceramic tile with floral motifs carved in relief across front. Surface is glazed. Tile painted dark olive green. Plain, raised line across top edge. Design of a flowering cherry blossom tree branch, with offshoots, covering entire surface of tile. In the background, in the bottom half of the tile, is a rectangle divided into two sections. The section on the left has a diamond grid, the section on the right has circle outlines in rows. Above the rectangle, in the top half of the tile, in the background, there are rows of small flowers, widely spaced apart. Five diagonal ridges on back, with smooth portion in the middle. Manufacturer’s mark, Mintons China Works, stamped on smooth portion. Inscription on back.
The tile shows Japanese influence, which was popular in Victorian tile designs at the time. It is depicting cherry blossoms, a Japanese national emblem.
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. The die had a relief design which gives this tile depth. Glaze was allowed to pool in the embossing creating the shade variation.
Mintons China Works tile.
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The tile shows Japanese influence, which was popular in Victorian tile designs at the time. It is depicting cherry blossoms, a Japanese national emblem.
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. The die had a relief design which gives this tile depth. Glaze was allowed to pool in the embossing creating the shade variation.
Mintons China Works tile.
Square ceramic tile with floral motifs carved in relief across front. Surface is glazed. Tile painted dark olive green. Plain, raised line across top edge. Design of a flowering cherry blossom tree branch, with offshoots, covering entire surface of tile. In the background, in the bottom half of the tile, is a rectangle divided into two sections. The section on the left has a diamond grid, the section on the right has circle outlines in rows. Above the rectangle, in the top half of the tile, in the background, there are rows of small flowers, widely spaced apart. Five diagonal ridges on back, with smooth portion in the middle. Manufacturer’s mark, Mintons China Works, stamped on smooth portion. Inscription on back.
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