1592999368000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-15307 1747246333022 1714464859000 1747245848890 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-15307 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15307 cb6bfab4-c2bb-3a5c-bf4b-b4f9bf7222af 5 reference agent-192324 adlib-agent-192324 f314fede-820f-376a-8509-2f789ea47570 Hollins, Michael Daintry reference agent-190684 adlib-agent-190684 2579108e-638f-3b33-9b9f-1609c02ae9ce Minton, Herbert reference agent-192323 adlib-agent-192323 e1038427-c08c-3f69-ac31-8ccaf87950da Campbell, Colin Minton reference agent-192325 adlib-agent-192325 fc15d5d0-77b4-3d0d-b6f1-1e5c0e2ba206 Prosser, Richard person reference agent-192327 adlib-agent-192327 69faf6ef-1cfe-3945-82d9-bf67a7f8d814 Design reference term-42861 adlib-term-42861 5b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956c earthenware reference term-134014 adlib-term-134014 22dedc01-49b6-316d-ab69-6faa815d0384 dust-pressed earthenware green, magenta and brown reference term-107563 adlib-term-107563 38dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ff enamels Decoration reference term-23557 adlib-term-23557 194aa9d9-b56f-3c7d-8624-28305a4d3af5 arts/architecture Applied Arts Earthenware, transfer-printed, hand-painted and glazed, in painted wood frame. Square, off-white, dust-pressed earthenware tile. Transfer printed design shows a seated allegorical figure of ‘Design’ holding a mirror and a pair of dividers, leans on a decorated plinth. In the background are a sculpted nude female figure and dolphin on a plinth (representing sculpture) and a domed building (representing architecture); in the foreground, a palette and brushes (representing painting). The figures and objects are filled with shaded blocks of colour. The woman’s dress is green, flowing over it is a magenta cloak or shawl. Her shoes and hair, and the plinth, are brown. The back of the tile is pressed into coffered squares, unglazed. C.14-1983 1 accession number C.14-1983 15307 priref 15307 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15307 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15307 in spaces of moulded grid pattern pressed in relief MINTON/HOLLINS,/& Co;/PATENT/TILE/WORKS/STOKE ON/TRENT mark pressed in relief 3 mark painted in dark magenta 511 mark reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Purchased with the J.R.V. Smyth Fund. reference agent-158056 adlib-agent-158056 d3404969-df00-35f3-84f7-498fbf3c2304 Eve, Joan 1983 1983 1983-06-13 bought Price includes two other tiles 1875 1875 CE 1875 circa 1875 1880 1 1880 CE 1880 1880 factory reference agent-153867 adlib-agent-153867 becae2e5-6f72-35bb-8087-e37b4176e7e7 Minton Hollins & Co. reference agent-192328 adlib-agent-192328 b3eeebc7-a738-3c22-aedd-cbc7580adddd unidentified artist Minton, founded in 1793, originally produced blue printed earthenware and, later, creamware, bone china and other products, particularly tableware. From the mid 1830s, new lines in encaustic and printed tiles, figures and ornamental wares were introduced, and in 1844 the factory was commissioned to produce floor tiles to Pugin’s designs for the new Palace of Wedminster. The 1840s also saw the introduction of dust-pressed tiles, made by pressing powdered clay into a moulding box, building on a process patented by Richard Prosser for making buttons. Dust-pressed tiles dry more quickly and are less likely to warp. Moreover, by introducing dies into the moulding box, a single press can produce relief decoration and a moulded back - a characteristic feature of dust-pressed tiles, which aids bonding with mortar. In 1845, Herbert Minton took two nephews, Colin Minton Campbell and Michael Daintry Hollins, into partnership. In 1868, following a dispute, Hollins left to set up a tile works trading as Minton, Hollins & Co., which continued successfully into 1950s, before merging with Johnson tiles. Mintons also continues to produce tiles. This tile is one of a series of allegorical figures representing The Arts. Three are in the Fitzwilliam Collection: ‘Sculpture’, ‘Design’ and ‘Architecture’, there may also have been others, perhaps including ‘Music’. The series was also produced in 6 inch tiles. These three tiles may originally have been displayed as plaques or inset as panels into a cabinet or washstand. The series is linked by a unified colour-scheme, similarly drawn and clothed figures and recurring attributes. The allegorical theme and dress are classical, but the setting, pose and bold colours give the tiles a more modern air. Although examples of this design are rare, tile series were popular at the time, with subjects ranging from ‘agriculture’ to ‘musical instruments’; another version of Arts and Sciences, designed by John Moyr Smith for Mintons China Works in c.1892, shows more classically posed figures. reference term-108070 adlib-term-108070 7e278258-23e3-3d5b-a4ff-ab5ecacb4bf3 19th Century, Late reference term-116524 adlib-term-116524 2532ce61-8150-3256-b951-d5175a8faa11 literal England England country Stoke reference term-42861 adlib-term-42861 5b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956c earthenware Height cm 20.7 Width cm 20.7 reference media-12451 adlib-media-12451 5f66c5fe-f306-3a04-9062-26d8a7325c8b jpeg aa/aa12/C_14_1983.jpg 1 height pixels 740 width pixels 570 1616256743529 1 image jpeg aa/aa12/mid_C_14_1983.jpg 1 height pixels 649 width pixels 500 1616256743529 1 image jpeg aa/aa12/C_14_1983.jpg 1 height pixels 740 width pixels 570 1616256743529 1 image jpeg aa/aa12/preview_C_14_1983.jpg 1 height pixels 325 width pixels 250 1616256743529 1 image 0 media image reference term-30982 adlib-term-30982 952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5b tile reference term-107484 adlib-term-107484 935e21d3-0b7f-3ca6-9987-b79c82e054fd plaque history note Purchased from Mrs Joan Eve, Cambridge. 1 same maker reference object-15303 adlib-object-15303 03073fda-a817-3702-b681-ff1bc60fdd9f

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panel reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Cf. no.305, a 6” tile printed under-glaze with a near identical image of‘Sculpture’, noting design registered 8 November 1875, and no.306 ‘Music’, in a similar style; p.189 ‘Arts’ series tiles by Moyr Smith. 192-193 reference publication-1510 adlib-publication-1510 f739d550-22fd-381e-b31e-2f6208b08465 Collecting Victorian Tiles Cf. other examples of Minton tiles and information about dust-pressed and other methods of tile production. 112-128,153 reference publication-7715 adlib-publication-7715 29edbc25-dc1e-3d52-a24f-f12860415948 Tiles and Tilework of Europe Ref. formation of Minton Hollins & Co. 183-185 reference publication-3003 adlib-publication-3003 642094f9-3e39-3eeb-90ea-42311670123e Minton: The First Two Hundred Years of Design & Production reference publication-2727 adlib-publication-2727 02232f50-fd3b-3b8a-9687-1a8ff3f7c0d1 Minton 1798-1910 reference publication-7697 adlib-publication-7697 78ab2e7d-b46a-3610-9abd-ab9839494cf3 Dictionary of Minton reference term-15214 adlib-term-15214 744af2c4-a2f2-37ad-bbf4-2cd00e91ed9b Victorian concept reference term-875 adlib-term-875 aceffc81-8fd7-318e-834c-9aa67cc94f75 design literal design design

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