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Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Multi-coloured, embroidered, pillbox style cap. Three bands of designs along the sides. Top and bottom bands are black with crosshatching designs overtop. Small section of diagonal lines at front of bands. Middle band made up of checkerboard pattern broken up by two small sections with separate designs. Small square section towards front of cap has a bird-like figure inside it. Figure done in neon green, background is neon blue. To right of square is a small rectangular section with an abstract design inside it. Design done in blue-grey, orange and white. Top of cap has beige centre with a small knob. Vertical bands with assortment of crosshatching, diagonal lines and triangle designs overtop surround beige centre. Colours used for all design elements are: green, yellow, blue-grey, dark red, neon blue, neon green, orange, white, black and red. Interior of cap lined with light blue cotton.
Carved cribbage board (part a) with four pegs (parts b-e). The board is carved with a row of animal figures and animal heads along the top. At one end is a full bear-like figure, facing outward; then three bear(?) heads, one facing the rump of the bear, the other two facing each other, muzzle to muzzle; then a full seal lying on its stomach; then a full walrus carved on its back, at the other end. All the animals have black inlaid baleen eyes, and each one has a red mouth; the walrus also has black inlaid dots representing whiskers. The board has 60 holes - each set of ten, in two columns of five, is outlined in black. The board has been broken into several pieces and reglued. The pegs are very long and taper at one end. The small rectangular wooden box (part f) is unlined, and has a small clasp at front, centre.
Square ceramic tile painted white with blue designs overtop. All sides are glazed. Central design of a man and a woman in a field, under a cloudy sky, with trees in the background. The male figure is standing, holding a staff in his left hand and a bunch of grass(?) in his right. He is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, necktie and long coat. The woman is sitting on the ground, pointing at the man with her right hand and holding a bunch of grass(?) in her left. She is wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a ribbon around it, a short-sleeved white over dress and dark blue long-sleeved under dress. “June” is painted in the bottom right hand corner. Seven horizontal ridges on back of tile. Inscriptions on back.
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.
Square ceramic tile with scene painted on front. Surface, sides and parts of bottom are glazed. Central design of three figures in a wooded area, done in light grey, inside of a blue circle. Two figures are on horseback, a man and woman, and a second man is lying on the ground. The reclining man is in the foreground, with a sword and shield in front of him. The tile designer's name is written on the shield. The man on horseback is wearing a crown, pointing towards the left side of the tile. All are well dressed. The blue circle the figures are inside is outlined in light grey-green and black. Edges of tile outlined in black. Stylized knots, done in light grey-green, in the four corners of the tile. Top and bottom sides of tile decorated with blue lines. Diagonal ridges on back of tile. Manufacturer’s mark, Minton China Works, stamped in between ridges.
Square ceramic tile from a set of nine tiles (parts a-i) that, when positioned together, form the upper left corner of a larger pattern. Surface is glazed and background is dark yellow. Assortment of large dark blue, light blue and red flowers, with thin green leaves and stems, across front. Manufacturer and date made written along bottom edge, towards the left corner. Manufacturer’s mark stamped on back with handwritten inscriptions surrounding it.
Square ceramic tile from a set of nine tiles (parts a-i) that, when positioned together, form the upper left corner of a larger pattern. Surface is glazed and background is dark yellow. Assortment of large dark blue, light blue and red flowers, with thin green leaves and stems, across front. Handwritten inscriptions on back of tile.
Square ceramic tile from a set of nine tiles (parts a-i) that, when positioned together, form the upper left corner of a larger pattern. Surface and left side are glazed. White border along left edge, with inner white border towards centre of tile, dividing tile into two vertical rectangles. Left rectangle is slightly thinner than the right. Both rectangles have dark yellow backgrounds. Stylized dark red triangle along top edge of left rectangle and stylized dark red rectangle along bottom edge. Both are trimmed with white. Light blue floral motif inside of triangle. Rectangle is filled with floral motifs done in white, dark blue and light blue. Two groupings of three dark blue and red flowers, with thin green leaves, between the triangle and rectangle. Right rectangle has assortment of dark blue and red flowers with thin green leaves and stems. Handwritten inscriptions on back of tile.
Square ceramic tile from a set of nine tiles (parts a-i) that, when positioned together, form the upper left corner of a larger pattern. Surface and top side are glazed. White border along top edge, with inner white border towards centre of tile, dividing tile into two horizontal rectangles. Top rectangle is slightly thinner than the bottom. Both rectangles have dark yellow backgrounds. Stylized dark red rectangle along left edge of upper rectangle and stylized dark red triangle along right edge. Both are trimmed with white. Rectangle is filled with floral motifs done in white, dark blue and light blue. Two groupings of three dark blue and red flowers, with thin green leaves, between the rectangle and triangle. Bottom rectangle has assortment of dark blue, light blue and red flowers with thin green leaves and stems. Handwritten inscriptions on back of tile.
Square ceramic tile from a set of nine tiles (parts a-i) that, when positioned together, form the upper left corner of a larger pattern. Surface and top side are glazed. White border along top edge, with inner white border towards centre of tile, dividing tile into two horizontal rectangles. Top rectangle is slightly thinner than the bottom. Both rectangles have dark yellow backgrounds. Dark red stylized triangle along left edge of upper rectangle and stylized dark red rectangle along right edge. Both are trimmed with white and filled with floral motifs done in white, dark blue and light blue. Two groupings of three dark blue and red flowers, with thin green leaves, between the triangle and rectangle. Bottom rectangle has assortment of dark blue, light blue and red flowers with thin green leaves and stems. Handwritten inscriptions on back of tile.