Panel of four tiles, framed
These tiles are decorated with inlaid colored clays in a technique that is known as encaustic. Tiles of this type were highly popular in nineteenth-century Britain, and were used extensively in Gothic Revival churches as well as domestic interiors. The simple patterns executed in two or more colored clays created a highly decorative effect with an economy of means.
Artwork Details
- Title: Panel of four tiles, framed
- Designer: Attributed to Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse)
- Manufactory: Campbell Brick & Tile Co. (Fenton, near Stoke-upon-Trent)
- Date: ca. 1880
- Culture: British, Stoke-upon-Trent
- Medium: Earthenware with inlaid colored clays (encaustic)
- Dimensions: Overall (approximate): 14 × 14 in. (35.6 × 35.6 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 2017
- Object Number: 2017.143
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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