tile
- Museum number
- 1994,0511.2.a-e
- Description
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Five earthenware tiles, dust-pressed, with printed decoration in green and buff forming a frieze of a classical scroll motif. Maker's mark on the reverse.
- Production date
- 1840-1845 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 147 millimetres (each tile)
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Width: 147 millimetres (each tile)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The inscription 'PROSSER'S PATENT' refers to the method of dust-pressing tiles, patented by Richard Prosser in 1840. Minton bought a share of the patent, and this method facilitated the mass-production of printed wall tiles. Only the earliest dust-pressed Minton tiles carry the words 'PROSSER'S PATENT', referring to the method protected by copyright for seven years, which could be renewed for an additional seven. In theory, tiles which have this backstamp must date from the period of copyright; however, thousands of these tiles could have been produced initially and then stockpiled over subsequent years.
- Location
- On display (G47/wall)
- Acquisition date
- 1994
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1994,0511.2.a-e
