Tile Item Number: 3401/23 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square ceramic tile with floral motifs carved in relief across front. Surface is glazed. Light blue-green border around all edges. Central design of a thin green leaf, stretching from the bottom right corner to the top left corner, on a white background. Four dark yellow Dandelion flowers, with wavy brown stems, growing out from the bottom of the leaf. The two largest flowers point away from the leaf, and are in the top right and bottom left corners. The two smaller flowers point towards the leaf and are both in the top left corner, overtop of the leaf. Five horizontal ridges on back of tile.
Cultural Context
Wall tile.
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 from relief in die, creating the raised edges and depressions. Glaze was then hand painted into the outlined areas. The dark lines that can be seen were created by glaze pooling in ravines.
Iconographic Meaning
Art Nouveau depiction of a dandelion, a Christian symbol of grief.
Item History
- Made in United Kingdom and 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
- 3401/23
- Type of Item
- tile
- Material
- clay, paint and glaze
- Manufacturing Technique
- dust-pressed and hand-painted
- Overall
- height 15.4 cm, width 15.4 cm, depth 1.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- English
- Previous Owner
- Judith Stoffman
- Received from
- Judith Stoffman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and 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
- 3401/0023