Tile
Dateca. 1780
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearl white / pearlware)
DimensionsOH: 5 3/16"; OL: 5 3/16"; ODepth: 3/8" (tile thickness).
Credit LineGift of Robert R. Hunter, Jr.
Object number2024-110
DescriptionTile: square tile with slightly canted sides; the face decorated in underglaze blue with a central floral motif of a three-tiered leafy floral motif painted vertically; the face with a scroll border interrupted at each corner by a diaper and dot filled trefid-lobed reserve pointing inward. The reverse unglazed with curved and hatched score marks made on the diagonal throughout.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenanceBefore March 2024, in the collection of George Withers [1946-2023] (Bath, UK). Consigned to Dore & Rees Auctioneers (Somerset, England) and listed in March 26, 2024 auction of the late George Withers. March 26, 2024, purchased at auction by Martyn Edgell (Peterborough, UK); in May of 2024 Martyn Edgell sold the tile to Rob Hunter [Williamsburg, VA]; in June 2024, Rob Hunter subsequently gave the tile to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
