Tile Gallery
Queen Victoria
(M144)
Dust pressed, 6 x 6 in, printed under glaze, stamped on reverse "Royal Jubilee 1887 Rd No 36923", unmarked barred back, design registered to New Wharf Pottery Co (William Wood & Sons), 1886/7.
A large number of these tiles were discovered, unused, when the New Wharf factory was demolished (c.1990). It seems possible that the tiles were never "issued" at the time, perhaps because the picture was not very flattering!
Lady tile
(M120)
Lady tile
(M121)
Dust pressed, 9 x 6 in, two portraits of the same girl in émeaux ombrants, marked with Staffordshire knot in triangle and Trade Mark England, Pattern M 463, probably by Geo Cartlidge, Sherwin & Cotton, c.1892.
Muscateer
(M034)
Muscateer
(M035)
Greek youth
(M036)
Plastic clay with combed back, 12.3 x 6.1 in, pattern M 82 - hand written in wet clay, prob. Burmantofts, c.1890.
Dust pressed, high relief, 12.0 x 6.0 in, reverse is a detailed intaglio version of the face, no marks, Mintons China Works pattern 2530E, c.1885.
Snuff taker
(M002)
Plastic clay, 5 x 5.3 in, portrait of a snuff taker in high relief, unmarked, English c.1900.
Pardee
(M005)
Dust pressed, 4.3 x 4.3 in, intaglio émeaux ombrants, marked C. PARDEE. WKS P.A.N.J, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, c.1893.
Portrait of an unidentified American Puritan.
Pius X
(M185)
Dust pressed, 6 x 8 in, émeaux ombrants, portrait of Pius X, Sherwin & Cotton. 1910.
This tile was made to commemorate the Pope's visit to Britain in 1910.
Lady tile
(M053)
Dust pressed, émeaux ombrants, 6 x 6 in, unmarked. poss Sherwin & Cotton, c.1900.
Lady tile
(M054)
Dust pressed, émeaux ombrants, 6 x 6 in, unmarked. poss Sherwin & Cotton, c.1900.
Sally Brass
(M106)
Dust pressed, 6 x 6 in, underglaze printed with hand painting, artists initials J.A.G, titled Sally Brass Old Curiosity Shop, blank by T & R Boote (name partially scraped off), decorated by Bells Fireplaces Northampton, c.1950.

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