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Object Details

Designer

William Frend De Morgan, British, 1839–1917

Manufacturer

Sands End Pottery, British, 1888 - 1907

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Square tile of buff clay with grogg added. On royal blue ground diagonally set conventionalized flower in pale greens outlined with black and turquoise leaves. Part of large design.

Credit Line

Museum purchase through gift of Georgiana L. McClellan

Date

ca. 1888–98

Accession Number

1953-104-4

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

tiles

Decorative Arts

Tile

Medium

Glazed earthenware

Dimensions

H x W x D: 1.2 x 15.3 x 15.3cm (1/2 x 6 x 6in.)

made in

London (Fulham), England

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Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48112971f-3421-41e5-b6fc-a5b0c7413b79

Record ID

chndm_1953-104-4

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