1592984171000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-15302 1754330645142 1714464859000 1754330624263 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-15302 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15302 df15d696-5363-3c1f-9a01-34bbf626c29b 6 reference agent-190684 adlib-agent-190684 2579108e-638f-3b33-9b9f-1609c02ae9ce Minton, Herbert reference agent-192153 adlib-agent-192153 c4be50a6-9d1e-3e13-8186-fd7504317801 Campbell, Colin Minton reference term-42861 adlib-term-42861 5b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956c earthenware reference term-108657 adlib-term-108657 c170cd8e-fc63-3446-81a4-6682b5979808 lead-glazed earthenware dark brown reference term-42861 adlib-term-42861 5b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956c earthenware Middle fine buff reference term-42861 adlib-term-42861 5b368285-f1a8-3dcf-a5b2-637fd3c3956c earthenware Top And Bottom Applied Arts Earthenware floor tile with inlaid geometric design, lead-glazed. Tile formed from a sandwich of fine buff earthenware top and bottom and a thick layer of coarse red-brown earthenware in the middle. Upper surface decorated with a geometric pattern of four floral motifs in white, buff and dark red-brown, inlaid after forming with a plaster dye, and lead-glazed. Underside buff and unglazed. C.4-1977 1 accession number C.4-1977 15302 priref 15302 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15302 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15302 underside impressed MINTON & CO./PATENT/STOKE UPON TRENT mark diamond-shaped mark for 12th October 1871 underside impressed registration mark underside impressed 24 mark (small circle) underside impressed o mark reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Frank Rookes, 1977 reference agent-153866 adlib-agent-153866 3247dc33-6161-3c1f-958e-f7003cfb9a75 Rookes, Frank 1977 1977 1977-03-07 given Entry date: 1977-03-07 1871 CE 1871 1871 factory reference agent-153865 adlib-agent-153865 853be336-7cfb-32d1-aa54-fb4dff401cf0 Minton & Co. Glazed encaustic tiles, such as this example, are made by impressing a shallow pattern into the unfired clay, using a hand carved plaster mould. The resulting indentations are then filled with different coloured slips (liquid clay); a thin layer of glaze is then applied before firing. Minton, founded in 1793 by Thomas Minton (1765-1836), originally produced blue printed earthenware and, later, creamware, bone china and other products, particularly tableware. Taking over in 1836, his son Herbert Minton revolutionised production methods and introduced new lines in encaustic and printed tiles, figures and ornamental wares. In 1858 the business passed to Herbert’s nephew, Colin Minton Campbell (1827-85), who continued the expansion. The early business traded under various names, from 1845 it was known as Minton & Co. and from 1873 as Mintons Ltd. The sandwich construction of the tile combines a fine surface for the inlaid pattern with the robustness of the coarse clay centre and also prevents warping. The design here is made to be part of a continuing pattern. The texture and bright colours of the finished tile echo Minton’s coloured lead-glazed ‘Majolica wares’, introduced to great acclaim at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Majolica ware tiles were also popular in the latter part of the century, but generally used for wall or fireplace decoration. Tile making increased dramatically in 19th century Britain, encouraged by church building and restoration and by new concerns about public health. Minton lead the way in both innovation and the revival of mediaeval production methods, using recently re-discovered techniques to make inlaid (or encaustic) floor tiles for the Houses of Parliament and other major buildings, introducing dust-pressing methods and making a wide range of printed and moulded relief tiles. 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 Height cm 2.5 Width cm 15.25 reference media-12449 adlib-media-12449 96728cd4-1de6-3d05-8072-d5731cff7ac3 jpeg aa/aa12/C_4_1977.jpg 1 height pixels 740 width pixels 570 1702926449300 1 image jpeg aa/aa12/mid_C_4_1977.jpg 1 height pixels 649 width pixels 500 1702926449300 1 image jpeg aa/aa12/C_4_1977.jpg 1 height pixels 740 width pixels 570 1702926449300 1 image jpeg aa/aa12/preview_C_4_1977.jpg 1 height pixels 325 width pixels 250 1702926449300 1 image 0 media image reference term-30982 adlib-term-30982 952a2227-ce0e-31a3-a0d9-40085991be5b tile reference term-134004 adlib-term-134004 5f185391-4130-33c8-8c87-5101fe4fc9f7 inlaid tile reference term-134005 adlib-term-134005 205364c2-2480-3404-89ec-a2e63e028e04 encaustic tile reference term-30977 adlib-term-30977 fd3a0487-abe3-340b-bcf0-614e3e3de91f floor tile history note Frank Rookes, until March 1977 1 reference object-75036 adlib-object-75036 4a8ee79b-3553-37ee-b325-693f7128447a

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tile reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Cf. A similar tile, p. 11 pp. 8-11 reference publication-200000544 adlib-publication-200000544 543eef84-7b5b-3d3d-a384-96090dc4ed27 Some Decorative English Tiles Cf. other examples of Minton tiles and information about tile production in the 19th century; illustrated description of making an inlaid tile (p.153). 112-128,153 reference publication-7715 adlib-publication-7715 29edbc25-dc1e-3d52-a24f-f12860415948 Tiles and Tilework of Europe Ref. re encaustic and other types of tiles. See p.17-18 for factory and date marks. 91-93 reference publication-2727 adlib-publication-2727 02232f50-fd3b-3b8a-9687-1a8ff3f7c0d1 Minton 1798-1910 Ref. Minton tilemaking, with illustrations; p.328 for registration mark; p.367 for Minton bibliography. 219-223 reference publication-7697 adlib-publication-7697 78ab2e7d-b46a-3610-9abd-ab9839494cf3 Dictionary of Minton Cf. examples of Minton tiles and information about the factory’s tile making designers and major commissions; pp.178-9 for pages from the Minton tile catalogue c1870. 159-185 reference publication-3003 adlib-publication-3003 642094f9-3e39-3eeb-90ea-42311670123e Minton: The First Two Hundred Years of Design & Production Cf. Minton majolica ware ewer & basin (ill.) and information about Minton majolica. 110 reference publication-1030 adlib-publication-1030 9cf77d50-a614-3947-8d0e-919f695fe7b0 Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks, English Pottery Ref. for marks. 162-3 reference publication-1508 adlib-publication-1508 e85553c5-9ccd-38e9-be31-91db994e0a76 Victorian Pottery reference publication-1509 adlib-publication-1509 a2ff7998-09be-3c12-9f91-56449964903b Victorian Ceramic Tiles reference term-10670 adlib-term-10670 c8fcad8a-6e94-3268-a195-a27c0bf17540 Gothic Revival

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