Gladstone Pottery Museum, Art Tile Collection, Longton, Stoke Photos

The Gladstone Pottery Museum hosts a collection of English ceramic art tiles.

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Industrial era brick beehive-shaped kilns at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Medieval inlaid clay heraldic lion floor tile from Keynsham Abbey, Somerset at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Medieval inlaid clay fleur de lis floor tile from Burnham Abbey, Buckinghamshire at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Inlaid clay heraldic lion floor tile from Lancaster Abbey, Lancashire at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Industrial era brick beehive-shaped kilns at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Medieval inlaid clay heraldic lion floor tile from Keynsham Abbey, Somerset at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Medieval inlaid clay fleur de lis floor tile from Burnham Abbey, Buckinghamshire at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Inlaid clay heraldic lion floor tile (14thC) from Lancaster Abbey, Lancashire at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Inlaid clay cross on shield floor tile from Abbey in France at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Samples of Tin-glazing of wall tiles dropped prices making them affordable for wider usage at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Dutch companies exported tin-glazed tiles around the world at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Samples of Printing over tin-glazing dropped prices while allowing for finer printing at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Inlaid clay cross on shield floor tile (15thC) from Abbey in France at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Samples of Tin-glazing of wall tiles dropped prices making them affordable for wider usage at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Dutch companies exported tin-glazed tiles (17th-19th C) around the world at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Samples of Printing over tin-glazing dropped prices while allowing for finer printing (18thC) at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Samples of Transfer-printing where ink was applied to paper which was then transferred to tile upped production to about 200 tiles/hour by 1800 at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Encaustic floor tiles in Gothic Revival style at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, 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.Samples of Dust press tiles made with process invented by Richard Prosser which departed historic tiles casting using wet "plastic" clay to forming damp clay dust under great pressure at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Samples of Transfer-printing where ink was applied to paper which was then transferred to tile upped production to about 200 tiles/hour by 1800 at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Encaustic floor tiles in Gothic Revival style (1830s-1840s) at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, 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.Samples of Dust press tiles made with process invented (1840) by Richard Prosser which departed historic tiles casting using wet "plastic" clay to forming damp clay dust under great pressure 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.Examples of tiles made in Shropshire region around Stoke-on-Trent at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Examples of tiles made in Shropshire region around Stoke-on-Trent at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Display about forming encaustic tiles by moulding in a press 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.Examples of tiles made in Shropshire region around Stoke-on-Trent at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Examples of tiles made in Shropshire region around Stoke-on-Trent at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Display about forming encaustic tiles by moulding in a press at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Examples of ceramic tiles as works of art 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.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.
Examples of ceramic tiles as works of art 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 (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 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.Minstrel series hand painted tiles by W.T. Copeland & Sons 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.
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.Minstrel series hand painted tiles (c1878) by W.T. Copeland & Sons 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.
Examples of moulded tiles made in Shropshire region around Stoke-on-Trent at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Examples of moulded tiles made in Shropshire region around Stoke-on-Trent at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Decorative tiles of late Victorian era 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.
Examples of moulded tiles made in Shropshire region around Stoke-on-Trent at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Examples of moulded tiles made in Shropshire region around Stoke-on-Trent at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Decorative tiles of late Victorian era 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.
Crying Over Broken Pot tile by Randolph Caldecot on George Woolliscroft & Sons blank 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.Floral tile by Martin Brothers at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Birds & foliage tile panel by Walter Crane for Maw & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Crying Over Broken Pot tile (c1895) by Randolph Caldecot on George Woolliscroft & Sons blank 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.Floral tile (c1890) by Martin Brothers at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Birds & foliage tile panel by Walter Crane for Maw & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Blue flower tile by W De Morgan, Sands End 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.Arts & Crafts tile collection shows trend for designs in series 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.
Blue flower tile (1887-97) by W De Morgan, Sands End 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.Arts & Crafts tile collection (1880s) shows trend for designs in series at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.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 by John Moyr Smith for Minton Hollins & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Flagstaff tile panel made for Red Lion public house in Fulham, London by Doulton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Arts & Crafts tile collection many but not all by William De Morgan at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Phyllida Arts & Crafts tile panel by Edward Burne-Jones for William Morris & 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.Flagstaff tile panel (1880) made for Red Lion public house in Fulham, London by Doulton & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Arts & Crafts tile collection many but not all by William De Morgan at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Phyllida Arts & Crafts tile panel (c1872) by Edward Burne-Jones for William Morris & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Arts & Crafts tiles by several artists & firms at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Four floral tiles by William De Morgan, Sands End 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.Orange & orange blossom transfer-print tiles by Maw & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Arts & Crafts tiles by several artists & firms at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Four floral tiles (1888-97) by William De Morgan, Sands End 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.Orange & orange blossom transfer-print tiles (c1880s) by Maw & Co at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Last Supper tile panel by Woolliscroft Tiles of Staffordshire at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Galleon tube-lined tile plaque possibly by Pilkington's Tile & Potter Co of Manchester at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Queen of Hearts tile plaque by Marsden tiles at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Circus tile plaque by Carter & Co of Poole at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Last Supper tile panel (early 1900s) by Woolliscroft Tiles of Staffordshire at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Galleon tube-lined tile plaque possibly by Pilkington's Tile & Potter Co of Manchester at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Queen of Hearts tile plaque (1930s) by Marsden tiles at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Circus tile plaque (1930s) by Carter & Co of Poole at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Galleon & fish tile plaques by Pilkington's Tile & Potter Co of Manchester at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Painted nature tiles by Marsden tiles & relief moulded fish by Pilkington's Tile & Potter Co of Manchester at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.'With It' Poppy in 4 orange square tiles by H & R Johnson at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Turinese relief-moulded, colored glazed tiles 1960-8 by James Rushton & Leonard Gladstone King for Malkin Tiles at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Galleon & fish tile plaques by Pilkington's Tile & Potter Co of Manchester at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Painted nature tiles (above) (1930s) by Marsden tiles & relief moulded fish (below) (1930s) by Pilkington's Tile & Potter Co of Manchester at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.'With It' Poppy in 4 orange square tiles (1974) by H & R Johnson at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Turinese relief-moulded, colored glazed tiles 1960-8 by James Rushton & Leonard Gladstone King for Malkin Tiles at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Gladstone Pottery Museum round ceramic mosaic commemorating aspects of museum & ceramic history at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.


Gladstone Pottery Museum round ceramic mosaic commemorating aspects of museum & ceramic history at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.


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