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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
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware
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"
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.