Three blue daisy flowers with two buds just opening. Pale cream background & green leaves.
“Bedford Park Daisy” tile
William de Morgan, Chelsea, London.
1872-81
Now Castle Museum, Norwich, Norfolk
#TilesOnTuesday
#WilliamdeMorgan
Day one! (Technically day two, but this was our first session...) @universityofleeds.bsky.social #AHCLeeds #PhD #PGR #EnglishLiterature #WilliamDeMorgan
William De Morgan Ceramic
William De Morgan Ceramic
Work by William De Morgan (1839-1917), the foremost ceramic craftsman of the Arts and Crafts Movement. At Watts Gallery- Artists’ Village in Compton, near Guildford #ceramics #williamdemorgan
The tile is divided into four quarters, alternating royal blue & yellow backgrounds. Two lions, one above the other, face right & left.
Heraldic lion tile
#WilliamDeMorgan
1898
Made by Sands End Pottery, Fulham, #London
Now National Museum of #Scotland #Edinburgh
#TilesOnTuesday
Museum text - “The stylised fruit trees and Iznik-style cypress trees set within a niche shape, are very similar to those in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.” Cream tiles, with a foliage like cartoon drawn back at the top. A repeating pattern of trees with tall trunks & tight green foliage like tear drops. A fence along the bottom decorated alternatively with leaves & upright flower.
SS Arabia Tiles
#WilliamDeMorgan, 1888-97
Designed for a P&O steamship, but not installed.
Acquired by #ArtsandCrafts artist #ArthurHeygateMackmurdo
For details see ALT text.
Displayed “William Morris & Art from the Islamic World” in the William Morris Gallery, #Walthamstow
#TilesOnTuesday
Captivating Clent Hills Ceramic Tile
Step into the romantic, rolling & mysterious world of the Clent Hills.
Find it at Moseley Arts Market this Saturday or buy it online here: heritagecat.etsy.com/uk/listing/187…
#ArtsAndCrafts #WilliamDeMorgan #ClentHills #MoseleyArtsMarket #Moseley
8 tiles which firm a symmetrical design of teal coloured fronds against larger black leaves on a cream background.
Floral tile
#WilliamDeMorgan
1888-98
The design is based on ancient Persian styles.
Made by Sands End Pottery, Fulham, #London
Now National Museum of #Scotland #Edinburgh
#TilesOnTuesday
The bright blue & black lion fills the tile pile. It has sharp talons & a yellow & black fiery mane.
Lion Rampant Tile Panel
#WilliamDeMorgan
c. 1888-98
The gallery suggests the strong colours & design were influenced by Turkish, Syrian & Iranian ceramics
Displayed “William Morris & Art from the Islamic World” in the William Morris Gallery, #Walthamstow
#TilesOnTuesday #Victorian
A red, square format drawing of a griffin like bird, pacing left to right, filling most of the space. Black lines trace the outline, a pale orange tone picks out the background and foliage.
Day 27 - Red
A study of a William De Morgan tile: bit.ly/4htR94Q
Black pen and bleach on red card.
#JanuArty #JanuArty2025 #bird #red #WilliamDeMorgan
Fish vase - 1888-98
Glazed, painted earthenware.
Designed - #WilliamDeMorgan,
Made - Sands End Pottery, Fulham, #London
Now National Museum of #Scotland
#Edinburgh
Join me at 4pm on December 6th as I deliver my first online talk with the De Morgan Foundation.
“William De Morgan: Novels, Socialism, and Victorian Class Struggles” www.demorgan.org.uk/product/nove... #DeMorgan #WilliamDeMorgan #EdwardianFiction #VictorianFiction #EnglishLiterature #PreRaphaelite
Steven crouched in front of a stome fireplace which is tiled with the William De Morgan Green Galleon design.
Ey up, Bluesky! I'm here for all things De Morgan, Pre-Raphaelite, and fin de siècle - especially around links between social class and the environment. I'm currently applying for a PhD starting in 2025.
#ecocriticism #demorgan #williamdemorgan #titmarshclub #preraphalite #findesiecle #socialclass
British ceramics museum WMODA opens in Florida, featuring work by #WilliamMorris & #WilliamDeMorgan http://bit.ly/1ew0be7
