Tile
Item number 3658/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Square floor tile with quatrefoil foliate design. Surface is glazed. Dark brown square and quatrefoil designs on a yellow-beige ground, and red-brown foliage spandrel in each corner. The quatrefoil has a blue and white cross at centre with a red-brown lozenge. On the back, there are 4 rows of 4 circular holes. Manufacturer’s mark, W. Godwin Lugwardine Hereford, moulded in relief on the reverse.
Specific Techniques
Encaustic, or inlaid, floor tile.
Narrative
Quatrefoil foliate design by Augustus Pugin (1812-1852); for the William Godwin factory of Lugwardine; c. 1860, Victorian.
Item History
- Made by Godwin & Co. (Maker) and Augustus Pugin (Maker) in United Kingdom and Lugwardine, Herefordshire, England during 1860
- Owned by Judith Stoffman before February 8, 2024
- Received from Judith Stoffman (Donor) on February 8, 2024
What
- Name
- Tile
- Identification Number
- 3658/3
- Type of Item
- tile
- Material
- clay, paint and glaze
- Overall
- height 15.2 cm, width 15.2 cm, depth 2.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and Lugwardine, Herefordshire, England
Who
- Culture
- English
- Creator
- Godwin & Co. (Maker) and Augustus Pugin (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Judith Stoffman
- Received from
- Judith Stoffman (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1860
- Ownership Date
- before February 8, 2024
- Acquisition Date
- on February 8, 2024
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3658/0003
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