Description
with impressed mark for Sands End Pottery and printed number 9; together with TWO 'BBB' TILES, no.s 581 and 595 (damages), with impressed marks for Sands End Pottery, one with painted mark A.43 (3)
Dimensions
15.3cm square
Footnote
Literature: Waters, William 'Stained Glass from Shrigley and Hunt of Lancaster and London', University of Lancaster, 2003
Note: Shrigley & Hunt produced hand-painted tiles from its inception and it is thought that Arthur Hunt had trained as a tile decorator at Heaton, Butler & Bayne's studio, giving him first-hand experience in commercial scale production methods. His interest, and perhaps association with Morris & Co. is suggested by his amassing a large collection of tiles by William de Morgan, many of which are offered here. In the main they are stencilled with the Shrigley & Hunt monogram and a painted serial number, referring to a catalogue of tiles the firm could offer.
Their own output was similarly marked and referred to their catalogue, where customers could choose from Japanese, Renaissance and Classical and other styles, characteristic of the period.