Collectable Tiles

Printed and Hand Painted Nursery Rhyme Tile

Style/technique: Pictorial printed and painted

Manufacturer: W T Copeland

Dimensions: 6" x 6"

Date: 1882

A rarely found nursery rhyme scene of Tom ye Piper's Son, printed and handpainted in a good range of pleasing colours.

The pattern is more often seen in circular form printed and handcoloured, this tile has been painted out so that the design fills the tile. It has been executed most skillfully if one didn't know the design existed in circular form it is unlikely to have been detected. Lockett has a photograph of an original watercolour design from the series and from the Copeland pattern book on page 148 from which it can be seen that it was intended for both circular and full tile versions.

Typical Copeland combed verso with name and date mark for November 1881 impressed. This tile has an SH monogram painted on the edge maybe for Shrigley & Hunt who were fine tile decorators who used blanks from Copeland (and Minton Hollins) so likely sold a selection of their decorated wares too.

Tom, Tom, the piper's son,
Stole a pig, and away did run.
The pig was eat,
And Tom was beat,
And Tom went roaring,
Down the street.

Condition: Very good
Price: £195 (approx $398)
Ref: 02531

Chips top right corner, very small chips top left and bottom right corners, tiny chip mid right edge. Surface has some wear and scratches but light and mostly near the edges and the tile is very presentable.

UK Special Delivery £203

US and World Airsure £210

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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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