item details
NameTile
ProductionW. & E. Corn; attributed; 1906; England
Richards Tiles Ltd; attributed; 1906; England
Richards Tiles Ltd; attributed; 1906; England
Classificationceramic tile, construction equipment
Materialsceramic
DimensionsOverall: 153mm (width), 153mm (height), 10mm (depth)
Registration NumberCG001996
Credit lineWalter C Cook Decorative Art Collection, Gift of Walter Cook, 1992
Overview
This Art Nouveau tile, decorated with a stylised botanical design, was made in England between 1900 and 1910. Some sources attribute the tiles to W & E Corn of Longport, others to The Henry Richards Tile Co Ltd of Pinnox.
This tile is from the Walter C Cook Collection of Decorative Arts. Over a twenty-five year period, Wellington collector Walter Cook developed a significant collection of British and European decorative arts. In 1992 he gave his collection to the National Museum, now known as Te Papa.