Ceramic tile with harbour scene at evening, c. 1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1900
This rectangular ceramic wall tile, likely dating to around 1900, features a polychrome hand-painted harbour scene. The artwork depicts a tranquil maritime evening setting, including two sailing vessels with reefed brown sails docked at a wooden quay where figures are standing.
A two-masted ship is seen departing to the right, while a line of groynes and posts extends through the shallow foreground water. The sky is rendered in yellow and ochre tones with bands of clouds, and the water displays reflecting tones. The tile measures 8.5 x 20 cm and is presented in a frame with a width of 3 cm. The piece is incised with the monogram 'GT' in the glaze at the lower left. The reverse bears the same ligatured monogram 'GT' along with the inscription 'Handmalerei No.
400'. Such hand-painted pictorial tiles were produced in significant numbers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often using white blanks from major factories that were subsequently decorated by independent workshops.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 20 cm
- Frame width
- 3 cm
Design
- Marks
- incised 'GT' on front; marked 'GT' and 'Handmalerei No. 400' on reverse
- Subject
- harbour scene
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- GT
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.