Tile, Mathews, Heber, England, ca.1940 to 1950s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca.1940 to 1950s
Tile, Mathews, Heber, England, ca.1940 to 1950s is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca.1940 to 1950s. The museum's brief description reads: One of seventeen tiles (four tiles and thirteen pieces of border), earthenware with grey glaze and painted decoration, designed by Heber Mathews, England, ca. 1940s to 1950s. Museum description: One of seventeen tiles (four tiles and thirteen pieces of border) collectively depicting the top half of naked woman with long hair and hand held aloft, earthenware with grey glaze and painted decoration. The museum record gives material recorded as earthenware; measurements Length 15.2 cm; Height 4 cm; place associated: England; maker recorded: Mathews, Heber. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- earthenware
- Dimensions
- Length 15.2 cm; Height 4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- earthenware, painted and glazed decoration
- Maker recorded
- Mathews, Heber
- Place recorded
- England
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Marks: on border tiles a circle impressed.
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tile
- Museum object number
- C.198E-1985
- Museum system number
- O1347871
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.