Persian Flower Motif Tile

Details

Date: 1888-97
Dimensions: 15.2 x 15.2
Object Type: ceramic
Material: earthenware
Technique: hand-painted
Catalogue number: C57
Designer: De Morgan, William (1839 - 1917)
Manufacturer: De Morgan, Sands End Pottery, Fulham, London, England
Designer and maker: Ricardo, Halsey (1854 - 1928)
Credit notes: Presented by Lady Pooley, 1953

The tile is decorated in enamel colours, featuring a scrolling lotus-like flower in soft and dark green tones. Palm-like fronds are positioned at each corner, all set against a deep blue background.

Impressed with a pair of wings and “W. De Morgan & Co. Sands End Pottery”