Minton Tiles Photos

Mintons (1793-1968) (aka Minton) started in the Staffordshire town of Longton (later Stoke-on-Trent aka Stoke). Minton were designed by several known artists. Minton pottery & china are shown on their own page. Three companies used the name Minton(s) but this page lumps them together.

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Encaustic church tiles mostly by Minton & Co mostly salvaged from a decommissioned church in Derby at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Victorian encaustic Gothic Revival church tiles showing lamb of God round inserts between crosses by A.W.N. Pugin for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic tile panel with designer's initials AWNP between martlet birds by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic Gothic Revival lion tile from Palace of Westminster by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Encaustic church tiles (c1858) mostly by Minton & Co mostly salvaged from a decommissioned church in Derby at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Victorian encaustic Gothic Revival church tiles showing lamb of God round inserts between crosses (c1850) by A.W.N. Pugin for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic tile panel with designer's initials AWNP between martlet birds (c1843) by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic Gothic Revival lion tile from Palace of Westminster (rebuilt 1840-76) by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Pierced majolica tile for Great Stove of Pugin's Gothic Court exhibited during Great Exhibition by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Relief tile for Great Stove of Pugin's Gothic Court exhibited during Great Exhibition by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Transfer-printed tile with birds by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Transfer-printed tile with snowdrops by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Pierced majolica tile for Great Stove of Pugin's Gothic Court exhibited during Great Exhibition (1851) by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Relief tile for Great Stove of Pugin's Gothic Court exhibited during Great Exhibition (1851) by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Transfer-printed tile with birds (mid 1800s) by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Transfer-printed tile with snowdrops (c1880) by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Aesop's Fables tiles by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Hare & Tortoise Run a Race from Aesop's Fables tiles by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Lion & the Rat tale from Aesop's Fables tiles by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic floor tile depicting Medusa by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Aesop's Fables tiles (c1870s) by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Hare & Tortoise Run a Race from Aesop's Fables tiles (c1870s) by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Lion & the Rat tale from Aesop's Fables tiles (c1870s) by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic floor tile depicting Medusa (1895) by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Hand-painted tiles with birds done by Japanese artist for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic tiles by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic tile by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Japanese cranes transfer-printed tile by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Hand-painted tiles with birds done by Japanese artist for Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic tiles by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic tile by Minton & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Japanese cranes transfer-printed tile (1874) by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Hand-painted nature tile panels by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Greek key transfer-printed tile panel by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic tiles by Minton Hollins & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Aesop's Fables tile panel by A. Lavjer for Minton Hollins & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Hand-painted nature tile panels (late 19thC) by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Greek key transfer-printed tile panel (late 19thC) by Christopher Dresser for Minton China Works at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Encaustic tiles by Minton Hollins & Co (not part of Minton & Co) at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Aesop's Fables tile panel by A. Lavjer for Minton Hollins & Co at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.
Ancient classical tribe relief-moulded tiles by Minton Hollins & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Relief majolica tiles of type used for Pugin's Gothic Court exhibit during Great Exhibition by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Examples of Dust press tiles by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Idylls of the King series tile panel by John Moyr Smith for Minton China Works at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Ancient classical tribe relief-moulded tiles (1880-90) by Minton Hollins & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at Jackfield Tile Museum. Ironbridge, England.Relief majolica tiles (c1840s) of type used for Pugin's Gothic Court exhibit during Great Exhibition (1851) by A.W.N. Pugin made by Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Examples of Dust press tiles (c1870s) by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Idylls of the King series tile panel (c1875) by John Moyr Smith for Minton China Works at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Section detail of Idylls of the King series tiles by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Section detail of Idylls of the King series tiles by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Section detail of Idylls of the King series tiles by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Underwater scenes series hand painted tiles by Minton Hollins & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Section detail of Idylls of the King series tiles (c1875) by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Section detail of Idylls of the King series tiles (c1875) by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Section detail of Idylls of the King series tiles (c1875) by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Underwater scenes series hand painted tiles (1880s) by Minton Hollins & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Shakespeare series tile panel by John Moyr Smith for Minton China Works at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Seven Ages of Man series tile by Henry Stacy Marks for Minton's Art Pottery Studio of Kensington Gore at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Fine line transfer-print tile of cows by W.P. Simpson for Minton Hollins & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Hare & Tortoise Run a Race from Aesop's Fables tiles series by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Shakespeare series tile panel (c1873) by John Moyr Smith for Minton China Works at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Seven Ages of Man series tile (c1873) by Henry Stacy Marks for Minton's Art Pottery Studio of Kensington Gore at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Fine line transfer-print tile of cows (c1885) by W.P. Simpson for Minton Hollins & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Hare & Tortoise Run a Race from Aesop's Fables tiles series (c1872) by John Moyr Smith for Minton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Ancient Mariner of Coleridge from Authors tiles series by John Moyr Smith for Minton Hollins & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Walpurgis Night of Goethe from Authors tiles series by John Moyr Smith for Minton Hollins & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Arts & Craft tile inspired by William De Morgan & made by factories like Pilkington, Maw, Craven Dunnill & Minton's at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Earthenware encaustic tiles with symbols of Evangelists by Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Ancient Mariner of Coleridge from Authors tiles series (c1880) by John Moyr Smith for Minton Hollins & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Walpurgis Night of Goethe from Authors tiles series (c1880) by John Moyr Smith for Minton Hollins & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Arts & Craft tile (c1880) inspired by William De Morgan & made by factories like Pilkington, Maw, Craven Dunnill & Minton's at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Earthenware encaustic tiles with symbols of Evangelists (c1860) by Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Earthenware encaustic tiles with winged lion symbol of Evangelist St Mark by Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware encaustic tiles with winged bull symbol of Evangelist St Luke by Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware encaustic tiles with winged eagle symbol of Evangelist St John by Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware encaustic tiles prob by A.W.N. Pugin for Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Earthenware encaustic tiles with winged lion symbol of Evangelist St Mark (c1860) by Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware encaustic tiles with winged bull symbol of Evangelist St Luke (c1860) by Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware encaustic tiles with winged eagle symbol of Evangelist St John (c1860) by Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware encaustic tiles (1862) prob by A.W.N. Pugin for Minton & Co at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Crane Flying over Waves tile by Christopher Dresser for Minton of Stoke-on-Trent over bronze + cloisonné enamel tulip vases possibly by Christopher Dresser for Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Earthenware tile with lion mask by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware tiles with Tomtits pattern by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Washstand backsplash tiles by Minton transfer printed with Shakespeare scenes: Timon of Athens & Macbeth at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.
Crane Flying over Waves tile (c1870) by Christopher Dresser for Minton of Stoke-on-Trent over bronze + cloisonné enamel tulip vases (c1885) possibly by Christopher Dresser for Elkington & Co. of Birmingham at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Earthenware tile with lion mask (c1870) by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware tiles with Tomtits pattern (1870) by Christopher Dresser made by Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Washstand backsplash tiles (c1870) by Minton transfer printed with Shakespeare scenes: Timon of Athens & Macbeth at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.
Washstand backsplash tiles by Minton transfer printed with Shakespeare scenes: Twelfth Night & The Tempest at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.Washstand backsplash tiles by Minton transfer printed with Shakespeare scenes: Much Ado & Romeo and Juliet at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.Seven Ages of Man tiles by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London for Liberty & Co. at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Infancy tile from Seven Ages of Man by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Washstand backsplash tiles (c1870) by Minton transfer printed with Shakespeare scenes: Twelfth Night & The Tempest at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.Washstand backsplash tiles (c1870) by Minton transfer printed with Shakespeare scenes: Much Ado & Romeo and Juliet at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.Seven Ages of Man tiles (1874) by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London for Liberty & Co. at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Infancy tile from Seven Ages of Man (1874) by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Schoolboy tile from Seven Ages of Man by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Lover tile from Seven Ages of Man by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Soldier tile from Seven Ages of Man by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.The Justice tile from Seven Ages of Man by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Schoolboy tile from Seven Ages of Man (1874) by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Lover tile from Seven Ages of Man (1874) by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Soldier tile from Seven Ages of Man (1874) by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.The Justice tile from Seven Ages of Man (1874) by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Pantaloon tile from Seven Ages of Man by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Sans Everything tile from Seven Ages of Man by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Aesop's Fables: The Fox & the Goat in the Well & The King Log and King Stork depicted on Minton art tiles at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Aesop's Fables: The Dog and His Shadow & The Goat, Calf & Sheep in Partnership with the Lion depicted on Minton art tiles at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Pantaloon tile from Seven Ages of Man (1874) by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Sans Everything tile from Seven Ages of Man (1874) by Henry Stacy Marks made by Minton's Art Studio Pottery of London at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Aesop's Fables: The Fox & the Goat in the Well & The King Log and King Stork depicted on Minton art tiles (c1875) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Aesop's Fables: The Dog and His Shadow & The Goat, Calf & Sheep in Partnership with the Lion depicted on Minton art tiles (c1875) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Earthenware tiles depicting ancient Greek Musicians by John Moyr-Smith for Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Drawing room fireplace with tiles prob. by Minton in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.Fireplace with Minton tiles showing fables at Byers-Evans House. Denver, CO.Minton art tiles depicting fables at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Earthenware tiles depicting ancient Greek Musicians (c1876-80) by John Moyr-Smith for Minton & Co of Stoke-on-Trent at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Drawing room fireplace with tiles (c1885) prob. by Minton in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.Fireplace with Minton tiles showing fables at Byers-Evans House. Denver, CO.Minton art tiles depicting fables at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Finding of Moses & King Lear Minton art tiles at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Library fireplace painted tiles by Minton at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.

Finding of Moses & King Lear Minton art tiles at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Library fireplace painted tiles by Minton at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.

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