Two tiny rim chips, one tiny glaze chip on the
border, near perfect surface. • Style: Arts
& Crafts maiden An arts & crafts style tile of a
shepherdess one of a small group of tiles in
similar manner there being another maiden and a
pair of birds. The craftsmanship of manufacture
is considerable and the art of top quality as
one expects from Maw even though the date is
early, 1860s or 1870s. Pressed in strong brown
clay and finished with a translucent honey glaze
perhaps one can see a foretaste of George
Cartlidges émaux ombrants. Being impressed and embossed even though only
the border is embossed requires the removal of a
material over the entire surface of the mould,
in contrast the raised outline style of
decorating tiles requires just the cutting of a
simple outline in to the surface of the mould.
Tiles such as Flora's Train by Pilkington made
several decades later were considerably easier
to manufacture and of course benefit from the
advancement in glaze technology over those
thirty or forty years. Provenance the Paul Reeve collection of arts
& crafts. Half a dozen very tiny rim chips/losses, a
pinprick and couple very light scratches.
• Condition: Fine
• Price: £240 (approx. $299)
• Stock number: 07500
• Technique: Embossed
majolica
• Maker: Maw & Co.
• Dimensions: 6"
x 6"
• Date: 1870 (circa)
• Condition:
Excellent
• Price: £200 (approx. $249)
• Stock number: 07500B
