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Tile
Made by: Minton & Co. (English, active 1793–present)
English (Stoke-on-Trent)
around 1870-1880
Medium/Technique
Earthenware, transfer-printed decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 14.9 x 10.2 x 0.6 cm (5 7/8 x 4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Lloyd and Vivian Hawes Collection
Accession Number2000.1306
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Tiles
Tiles
DescriptionRectangular tile decorated with printed white palmette design on blue background.
Marks
Molded on back of tile: "MINTONS/CHINA WORKS/STOKE ON TRENT/X"
InscriptionsPainted in black enamel on one side: monogram "E M H" and "1881"
Paper label adhered to back, hand-written in pen: "5"
Paper label adhered to back, hand-written in pen: "5"
ProvenanceBy 1992, Vivian S. Hawes (b. 1923 - d. 1999), Wellesley, MA [1]; 2000, bequest of Vivian S. Hawes to the MFA. (Accession date: July 13, 2017)
Notes:
[1] Lent to the MFA on June 19, 1992.
Notes:
[1] Lent to the MFA on June 19, 1992.