Early Minton & Co.
These early Minton & Co tiles may have been made for the 1851 Great Exhibition. They were designed by Victorian architect, Owen Jones. It...
Hispano-Moresque (Alhambra style) tiles by Maw & Co. circa 1875.
A large section of the pattern on the right and its matching border (see below) is held by the Gladstone Tile and Pottery Museum,...
Craven Dunnill & Co, Alhambra-style tiles
Craven Dunnill made some truly wonderful, 'exotic' or 'oriental', architectural ceramics. Showing influences from the Hispano-Moresque to...
Seville Vs. Stoke-on-Trent
Spot the difference... From left: Spain, unknown maker (late 19th/early 20th Century). Stenciled by hand. Robert Minton Taylor (1869-71)....
The Life and Ceramic Art of David Ohannessian (1884-1953)
I thoroughly recommend this excellent and informative podcast which features beautiful Armenian music. David Ohannessian was a renowned...
Three of a perfect pair
Minton Hollins colour variations.
Pugin's majolica stove tiles
Majolica tiles of five different designs manufactured by Minton & Co. for the ceramic stove at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The stove...
More Martinware
I like these. Powerful, despite the muted palette. Very Gothic. It looks like there's a tile missing here.
The Joy of Polychrome
Having little regard for the tyranny of good taste with its rules about matching hues etc. Victorian artist-makers seemed to rejoice in...
