Tile Item Number: 3658/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square ceramic tile decorated with a clematis vine design. Centre has dark blue flowers on a dark turquoise ground. The centre is bordered by repeating squares with small white flowers and white bands with repeating light blue dots on dark yellow ground. Surface is glazed. Back of tile has 6 raised lines. Manufacturer’s mark, Minton Hollins Co Patent Tile Works Stoke on Trent No 2 Buff, stamped on ridges.
Narrative
Design by Augustus Pugin et al, for Minton Hollins & Co. Minton entered into partnership with Michael Hollins in 1845, forming the tile making firm of Minton, Hollins & Company. The company was at the forefront of a large, newly developing market as a supplier of durable decorative finishes for walls and floors in churches, palaces and public buildings, as well as domestic houses.
Specific Techniques
Relief moulded tile.
Cultural Context
Gothic Revival style, Majolica decorative tile.
Item History
- Made by Mintons (Maker) and Augustus Pugin (Maker) in United Kingdom and Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England between 1880 and 1900
- Owned by Judith Stoffman before February 8, 2024
- Received from Judith Stoffman (Donor) on February 8, 2024
What
Who
- Culture
- English
- Creator
- Mintons (Maker) and Augustus Pugin (Maker)
- 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 1880 and 1900
- Ownership Date
- before February 8, 2024
- Acquisition Date
- on February 8, 2024
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3658/0002