One of a set of Minton tiles: "Enid" Designer: John Moyr Smith (British, 1839–1912)
Manufacturer: Minton's China Works (British, 1868-1918)

about 1875

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Earthenware with glazes

Dimensions

6 × 5 7/8 × 3/8 in. (15.24 × 14.923 × 0.953 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Lauren Brown and John Herzan

Accession Number

2010.94.1.1

Geography

Manufactured in Stoke on Trent, England

Culture

British

Period

19th century

Classification

Architectural Elements

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Provenance
Haslam and Whiteway, Ltd., London, England; sold to Elizabeth Mills Brown (1916–2008) Guilford, Connecticut, 1972; by descent to her daughter Lauren Brown and son-in-law John Herzan, Branford, Connecticut
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed March 1, 2012), 10
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

stoneware, tiles

Marks

Molded into back of tile on the diagonal: "STOKE UPON TRENT." [in an arch] "MINTON'S " [in a rectangle at the center of a globe] "WALBROOK. LONDON." [in an arch below the globe]; "MINTON'S / CHINA WORKS, / STOKE ON TRENT". "MOYR SMITH" in the glaze on the front of each tile

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