Tile Item Number: 3401/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square ceramic tile painted white with dark blue designs overtop. Surface and sides are glazed. Each corner of tile has a large triangular, meander-like design. Dotted lines border corner designs. Plain line border around entire tile. Central design of flower with curvilinear motifs around it. Bottom edge has a horizontal line through middle. Five horizontal ridges on back of tile. Manufacturer’s mark, Minton China Works, stamped in between ridges. Inscription on back.
Cultural Context
Wall tile.
Specific Techniques
Tile was manufactured by dust-pressing, a technique that uses clay milled to a fine powder with low moisture content, which is then pressed in a die at high pressure.
Item History
- Made by Mintons (Manufacturer) in United Kingdom and Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England between 1860 and 1900
- Owned by Judith Stoffman before October 30, 2019
- Received from Judith Stoffman (Donor) on October 30, 2019
What
- Name
- Tile
- Identification Number
- 3401/8
- Type of Item
- tile
- Material
- clay, paint and glaze
- Manufacturing Technique
- dust-pressed
- Overall
- height 15.4 cm, width 15.4 cm, depth 1.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- English
- Creator
- Mintons (Manufacturer)
- Previous Owner
- Judith Stoffman
- Received from
- Judith Stoffman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
When
- Creation Date
- between 1860 and 1900
- Ownership Date
- before October 30, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on October 30, 2019
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3401/0008