Tin-glazed tile
Pottery: William De Morgan & Co.
Tin-glazed earthenware tile; slip-coated and decorated underglaze.
Buff earthenware tile, slip coated and painted underglaze with a circular Persian-style design in turquoise blue, mulberry and green, incorporating variations of the popular ‘BBB’ carnation/thistle design.
History note: Lent by Rita Smythe
Bequeathed by Ian and Rita Smythe, 2023
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2023) by Smythe, Ian and Rita
19th Century, Late#
Victoria I
Circa
1888
CE
-
1898
CE
William Frend De Morgan (1839-1917), now widely regarded as the most important ceramicist of the Arts & Crafts movement, also worked in stained glass, became a successful novelist and, in 1887, married the Pre-Raphaelite painter Evelyn Pickering (1855-1919). He experimented widely with techniques and glazes, re-discovering methods for making and applying lustres and the colours of Persian and Iznik pottery and using them for a range of complex fantasy designs featuring ships, birds, flora and animals. De Morgan was based at Chelsea from 1872 and Merton Abbey (next door to Morris’s factory) from 1882-8. From 1888-98 he set up at Sands End, Fulham, in partnership with the architect Halsey Ricardo (1854-1928), continuing from 1898-1907 with his kiln-master Frank Iles and decorators Charles and Fred Passenger as his partners.
‘BBB’was designed for the Norwich fireplace manufacturer Barnard, Bishop and Barnard and advertised alongside cast iron fire surrounds in their catalogue. It became one of De Morgan's most popular patterns, used on tiles and other products until the company closed in 1907.
Decoration
composed of
pigments
Side
Square 15.5 cm
Moulding : Earthenware tile; slip-coated and decorated under tin glaze.
Inscription present: around Tudor rose
Accession number: C.53-2023
Primary reference Number: 238716
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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