Tile: EC.144-1933

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Pottery: William De Morgan & Co.
Designer: De Morgan, William Frend

Entities

Tile

Categories

Earthenware

Description

Buff earthenware, moulded in relief with a fantastic dragon, coated with white slip and painted in greens, blues and red. Background painted with scrolling foliage.

Measurements and weight

Square: 15.25 cm

Place(s) associated

Merton Abbey ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-06-15) by Le Strange, Guy

Dating

Late 19th Century
Circa 1882 CE - 1888 CE

Note

The design for this tile, in the Victoria and Albert Museum (E.613-1917) is marked 'Chelsea' on the back. This tile probably dates from the Merton Abbey Period

School or Style

Arts and Crafts (movement)

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

buff-coloured Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Moulded in relief, covered with white slip and painted in greens, blues and red
Slip-coating

References and bibliographic entries

William De Morgan
The Designs of William De Morgan page(s): p. 243

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.144-1933
Primary reference Number: 15311
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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