• Style/technique: Art Nouveau cuerda seca
• Manufacturer: Sherwin & Cotton/H & R Johnson
• Pattern number 1282D
• Dimensions: 3" x 6"
• Date: circa 1912
• Colours: 6

 

A most unusual tile the stylised floral design having a somewhat gothic feel in a good range of colours. The taupe background is unusual and two colours have been used for the outline.

The Cuerda Seca technique used a wet slip as the outline but differs from tube line or slip trailed in that the medium for the line was oil rather than water based. The oily line resisted the water based glazes and the outline is usually lower than in tube line decoration indeed the glazes may be thicker than the outline.

Verso is Johnsons' with their patent locking mechanism but has the embossed Sherwin brand and logo. Johnsons continued with the Sherwins brand for artistic tiles for a short while after they took over Sherwins in 1911.

 

Condition: Very fine
Price: £80 (approx $145)
Ref: 01932C

Only a little rubbing to the background colour and minor surface marks, not visible unless the tile is tilted to the light.

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.

The image is full size at 72 dpi (about 430 pixels wide) in maximum quality JPEG format. Customers may request a larger 120 dpi image also in maximum quality JPEG format for closer inspection which will be sent by email.

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