Tile Item Number: 3401/25 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square ceramic tile painted yellow-brown with dark brown design overtop. Surface and sides are glazed. Two plain lines around all edges. Central design of a large hibiscus flower. Raised grid across entire back of tile. Inscription on back with manufacturer's name, Minton Hollins.
Iconographic Meaning
Could be a type of Cucurbitaceae, also known as the gourd family, depicted flowering. Gourd trees are sometimes a symbol of Christ’s resurrection.
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. The design was transfer-printed, a technique in which an image from an engraved plate is transferred to a tile, usually, requiring transfer paper to be run through a printing press with the engraved plate to pick up the ink, the design from the transfer paper could then be rubbed onto the tile.
Cultural Context
Wall tile.
Item History
- Made by Mintons (Manufacturer) in United Kingdom and Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England between 1860 and 1900
- Owned by Judith Stoffman before October 30, 2019
- Received from Judith Stoffman (Donor) on October 30, 2019
What
- Name
- Tile
- Identification Number
- 3401/25
- Type of Item
- tile
- Material
- clay, paint and glaze
- Manufacturing Technique
- dust-pressed and transfer-printed
- Overall
- height 15.4 cm, width 15.4 cm, depth 1.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- English
- Creator
- Mintons (Manufacturer)
- Previous Owner
- Judith Stoffman
- Received from
- Judith Stoffman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
When
- Creation Date
- between 1860 and 1900
- Ownership Date
- before October 30, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on October 30, 2019
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3401/0025