Glazed earthenware tile decorated by Dorincourt Potters with an image of The Beatles in performance
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1964
Rectangular earthenware tile, glazed recto and printed with an under-glaze transfer print of The Beatles - from left to right playing their guitars George, Paul and John, and sitting at the Vox drum kit, Ringo.
With their autographs around the image, 'THE BEATLES' along the lower edge and the artist's monogram 'IW' bottom right. This tile was one of hundreds of products produced in the early 1960s illustrated with images of The Beatles. The earliest examples of Beatles' merchandising were produced in the United States, after Brian Epstein sold a company called Seltaeb the rights to license it. This tile is one of a set of five produced in England, one representing each individual band member and one showing the group.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 15.2 cm; Width 15.2 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Glazed earthenware
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Sandbanks; Leatherhead
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O111167
- Museum object number
- S.53-2005
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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