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Lovers Polychrome Printed Tile

Style/technique: Pictorial print

Manufacturer: Unattributed*

Dimensions: 6" x 6"

Date: early 20thC

A charming scene of young lovers in the garden admiring the roses nicely printed in rich colours.

*This appears to be a print made for tableware applied to a tile and could have been made by many of the potteries in Stoke upon Trent or beyond. Such bright and good quality multicolour printing almost certainly must be early 20thC and the tile body suggests Edwardian. The bisuit is good quality, slightly thicker than usual, possibly by Maw, verso is very clean.

Condition: Fine
Price: £55 (approx $105)
Ref: 02952

A few very tiny chips around the edges, very few very light and tiny surface marks, very clean and bright.

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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.

A few tiles have been seen identified as Jackson Brothers all being aesthetic and floral patterns typical of the 1880s. Little is known of the company and what evidence has been seen is inconclusive. Three different 6" versos have been noted, one the form of the typical Booth grid with reserve, another five simple rails with embossed, Jackson Bros, Shelton, Stoke upon Trent and another eight rails with triangle corners precisely the same and clearly from the same die as some with patterns attributed to Steele & Wood. Furthermore 4" tiles with their name have been noted which bear a strong resemblance to Minton Hollins who were located nearby.

I recall seeing a reference to Jackson Brothers of Shelton being potters and responsible for an innovation introducing a new very white clay but can not locate that reference, some of their tiles are especially white clay.

The natural conclusion, although requiring further evidence, is that Jackson Bros were potters who also decorated some tile biscuit bought in from Booths and Steele & Wood and possibly Minton Hollins and others or had patterns made for them by the major concerns. This would be very typical of what was going on in Stoke on Trent in the 1880s and 1890s as many potters seeking to take advantage of the boom in tiles decorated bought in biscuit. Jackson Bros are recorded as having registered 20 tile designs.

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