Tile with acanthus leaf design

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Title	Tile with acanthus leaf design
Artist	Maw & Company, Ltd.
Date	c. 1880
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Ceramic | Glazed earthenware

Size:

6 x 6 x 3/8 in. (15.24 x 15.24 x 0.91 cm)

Creation Place:

England, Staffordshire, Salopia, Jackfield

Culture:

England, Staffordshire

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

"MAW & CO LD/FLOREAI/MAW/SALOPIA [in a circle]/JACKFIELD/SALOP", stamped, on back

Physical Description:

white tile with green transfer decoration of stylized central leaf with leaves at corners, in green

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Christopher Monkhouse in honor of Cori and Paul Wegener

Accession Number:

2001.279.8

Artist:

Maw & Company, Ltd., Shropshire, England

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

Life Dates:

Shropshire, England

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009