Two tiny, half a dozen very tiny/minute rim
chips, minor surface marks. Style: Geometric floral A four corner repeat stylised floral design,
another that is at least somewhat rare for it
bears a registration number which I do not have
in my collection. Made by Smith, Ford &
Jones a fairly prolific pottery company which by
1894 had become Smith & Ford later to be
Samuel Ford & Co. The company also produced
a reasonable range of tiles, pattern numbers as
high as 274 have been recorded. All are transfer
prints, often coloured and well coloured to the
standard of a pottery maker rather than a
tilemaker - pottery is seen in the hand or on
the plate in front of you rather than on the
wall or fireplace a few feet away. This is somewhat less good than I associate
with SF&J, the design I think not so great,
the execution with just one painted colour that
has not taken too well, the biscuit is even just
over 1/8" (4mm) undersize. So perhaps more an
interesting tile for collectors more than to
adorn a wall or splashback again. Verso very clean, printed S.F.&J.,
registration number and pattern number.
Condition:
Excellent
Price: £40 (approx. $51)
Stock number: 06676
Technique: Print & tint
Manufacturer: Smith, Ford &
Jones
Dimensions: 6" x 6"
Date: 1889 (registered)
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