Tile Item Number: 3401/18 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square ceramic tile painted dark yellow with dark brown designs overtop. Surface and sides are glazed. Large “X” shape covers entire front. Behind the “X”, in the centre of the tile and the corners, are circles. Along the edges, in the space between the circles in the corners, are small rectangles. All of the shapes are filled with a mixture of floral and curvilinear motifs. Five horizontal ridges on back of tile. Manufacturer’s mark, Mintons China Works, stamped in between ridges. Inscription on back.
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.
Cultural Context
Wall tile. Mintons China Works.
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
- 3401/18
- Type of Item
- tile
- Material
- clay, paint and glaze
- Manufacturing Technique
- dust-pressed
- Overall
- height 15.4 cm, width 15.4 cm, depth 1.5 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
- 3401/0018