An excellent floral design by Lewis F Day,
bold and naturalistic and in natural colours
glazes which have super brilliance. Rarely
found, I have seen but a few times and then with
blue flowers and white ground, I can't recall in
these colours. I do rather prefer these colours
even though quite typical of the times they do
work very well and the darker background and
foliage are a perfect foil for the bright
flowers.
Slightly overfired in the kiln, which to my
eye adds to the appeal with the undulating
effect of the brown background. As this and
similar brown glazes got too hot they turned
black, the hottest part of the tile is around
the rim so it has produced the most appealling
shading there and sporadically where the glaze
is slightly thinner. Not quite the arts and
crafts method of 'throw it in the kiln and if it
comes out nice put a high price on it' but in
the typical variabilities of manufacture there
were good and not so good, and this is great.
Overfiring can boost the brilliance in glazes
that maintain their integrity as it has wuth the
pale lemon flowers and green foliage.
Verso very clean, P's in corners,
registration number embossed centrally, pattern
number written in pencil.
