Slight glaze losses to the very tip of the right
edge, minor manufacturing flaws. Surface is
perfect. • Style: Art s
& crafts floral A totally fabulous tile the design of
interweaving arts & crafts floral style
filling the tile. The printed outline is hand
coloured with stains and glazes, a process
requiring extreme precision for the glazes tend
to run resulting in loss of clarity. This glaze
painting has given a slightly three dimensional
effect somewhat akin to cuerda seca. With three of these tiles to compare it can
be seen that the shading is also painted by hand
so we have an outline print, painting of
shading, painting of stains and painting of
glazes. Such multiple discipline style of
decorating tiles produces some extraordinary
visual effects and are rare as most
manufacturers stuck with time tested
processes. As with other surface techniques such as
lustre, gilding and the most brilliant of glazes
the beauty is impossible to fully comprehend
from viewing an on screen image for the glowing
screen overrides the nuances of service
finishes. For sure these are tiles that are much
better in the hand than appear on screen. Sherwin's used prefix letters to denote the
decorating technique, tiles as this with a
simple 'R' prefix are very scarce in the
marketplace. Some appear in Sherwin &
Cotton's c.1908 catalogue with much higher
pattern numbers, there are no prefix R pattern
numbers in their 1892 catalogue. They also had
RT prefix pattern numbers the effect being
different and all underglaze painting although
still creating low relief. Verso very clean, Staffordhire Knot badge
embossed and painted pattern number.
• Condition: Very
fine
• Price: £160 (approx $235)
• Stock number: 03102C
• Technique: Print and glaze
painted
• Manufacturer: Sherwin &
Cotton
• Dimensions: 6"
x 6"
• Date: circa
1895
