Description
comprising: a PAIR OF PINK GLAZED TILES; and a SINGLE YELLOW GLAZED TILE; all with impressed maker's marks, with printed and painted numbers (3)
Dimensions
15.3cm square
Footnote
Provenance: Shrigley & Hunt, Lancaster and by family descent
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.