Floor tile
Minton's Ltd (Minton and Co.)
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
23 mm (H); 152 mm (W); 152 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32536.1.2
Summary
One of nine floor tiles, all slightly damaged. Square border tile, pattern divided into three vertical strips. The outer two have a green coloured base with white pairs of circles and yellow flowers alternately. The inner has a blue coloured base, with a central white flower, bounded by shamrock leaves and stem, with tendrils on either end. Marked; MINTON and Co / PATENT / STOKE UPON TRENT. Matches tiles from Cloister.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Minton's Ltd (Minton and Co.) , manufacturer