A somewhat uncommon Wedgwood tile with a
medieval style design as popularised by the arts
& crafts movement artists of alternating
stylised flowerheads and sprigs in a chequer
pattern. Such designs appear from around 1880
and several of the major tile makers did similar
including Mintons Ltd, Minton Hollins, Sherwin
& Cotton and Copeland, rather unexpectedly
it is the Copeland that I recall seeing most
often and not this one before. A block printed
pattern in two colours again a feature of these
similar designs but uncommon by Wedgwood.
This pattern has also been seen with the
printed pattern name Kinsley along with pattern
number D46 (D prefix for block prints) written
in pencil. I suspect pattern names were used for
tiles featured in brochures/catalogues and at
exhibitions where they were front facing to the
public, trade order by number. Wedgwood named a
few it seems, I know Ring & Rose, Mikado,
Old English of course but mostly it appears just
numbers.
Verso perfectly clean, pattern number in
pencil otherwise unmarked save for a single
letter H but a known Wedgwood blank.
