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In near perfect condition, it's a struggle to
find any flaws but there are just a couple of tiny
marks to the tip of the rim. • Style/technique:
Aesthetic print A nice printed tile in a warm chocolate
brown, good range of hues in the single colour
print. A really nice quality engraving the
craftsman achieving near perfect repetition of
the elements those tiny flowerheads look
identical, the slender scrolling lines too. It
really is a difficult task to achieve perfect
symmetry with hand work something we now with
computers and even previously with other means
of replication can overlook. The floral centre
stands out brightly, there's a certain eastern
feel to some elements of the design, the
background filled with wirework-like detail and
corner motifs of offset decorated chequer
patterns with borders. A lot of complex elements
in this for a simple printed tile, well it's not
a simple printed tile, it really is quite
good. Unattributed manufacturer the diamond mark
with number inside seen from time to time and
usually on super quality tiles. Different blanks
so apparently a decorator rather than
manufacturer, possibly a pottery company who
decorated a few tiles. Pattern number 42, the answer to the ultimate
question of life, the universe and everything,
one for the HHGG fans. Verso very clean, generic bars, printed
pattern number in a diamond the mark of one or
perhaps two unidentified tile
makers/decorators. The image is full size at 72 dpi (about 430
pixels wide) in maximum quality JPEG format and on
screen is about the size as it would be in real
life at the same distance. A larger 120 dpi image
also in maximum quality JPEG format can be
forwarded by email if required. The image is a little oversize rather than
cropped close to the edges so that the edges can
easily be seen and any chips etc can be quickly
spotted. Other marks described are usually not
visible at all when the tile is viewed straight as
one normally sees it and can only be seen with a
critical eye when the tile is tilted to catch
imperfections in reflected light. For more details
of how we describe marks see Condition.
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