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Carnation by William De Morgan Ceramic
Victorian Reproduction
Fireplace Tile
William De Morgan "Carnation"
Handmade Victorian Fireplace Tiles
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Our specialist reproduction Victorian fireplace tiles allow
you to create the perfect finishing detail to any period
interior or restoration project. These are the vertically
placed tiles tiles you see on the left and right hand side
of traditional Victorian fireplaces, as
shown here. De Morgan's stylised carnation design is reminiscent of William Morris's flowery designs. This is an example of many variations based on the carnation and can be used as an individual piece or as a fireplace tile. Our tiles are
handmade in the England and are generally recognised
as the most authentic reproduction Victorian tiles available.
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In Victorian times the original
tiles measured 6 inches square. Our heritage tile collections
are authentic reproductions of tiles designed by the nineteenth
century designers William Morris, William De Morgan and
Philip Webb. Careful research and development have enabled
us to bring you some of the most respected and authentic
reproductions. Great care is taken to reproduce each tile
using the original techniques and wherever possible the
glazes and materials. Each tile is supplied with a information
about the history of the "Carnation" tile and William
De Morgan, the artist who originally designed and made
the tile.
- Hand-painted authentic Victorian tile
- Standard
Victorian size: (6" x 6")
- Handmade,
using original materials and methods
- Scratch-resistant
upper surface
- Package
includes Backgound Info. about the Original
Tile and the Artist
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How
our tiles are made: Our range of authentic victorian
tiles are probably the most authentic you will find. The
images original Victorian tile designs taken from the original
templates. The materials and methods of production are also
faithful to the originals - the original hand-formulated
glazing recipes are used, and each tile is hand-painted
before firing, in exactly the same way it was done over
100 years ago. |
 William
de Morgan (1839-1917) is the most famous designer of
pottery tiles of the arts and crafts movement, of which
he was a founder member. He also painted in a Pre-Raphaelite
style, designed stained glass, and became a novelist. He
started out as a stained glass designer, and only later
became a potter, experimenting with glazes and rediscovering
methods of making the intense greens and blues used in Majolica
wares, and using these tints in new designs. He supplied
William Morris from his kiln at his home in Chelsea, London,
before moving his pottery works to Merton in 1881/2 and
then to Fulham in 1886. He married Evelyn Pickering, the
painter, in 1887. To the proponents of Arts & Crafts
Movement, the Industrial Revolution separated humans
from their own creativity and individualism; the worker
was a cog in the wheel of progress, living in an environment
of shoddy machine-made goods, based more on ostentation
than function. The Art & Craft Movement sought to re-establish
the ties between beautiful work and the worker, returning
to an honesty in design not to be found in mass-produced
items. The movement focused on the richly detailed gothic
style. Decoration often depicted medieval themes. The pottery
and textile designs were intricate, colorful and realistic.
While the original intent was to provide handmade goods
to for the working population, the cost of paying craftsmen
an honest wage resulted in higher prices than the most people
could afford. This often limited the movements reach to
the upper classes. |
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