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Such tiles appear regularly  in houses decorated in the Arts and Crafts style, and were used widely by exponents of vernacular architecture such as Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912). The most common setting for such tiles was in and around the fireplace.<br><br><b>People</b><br>William Morris's love of medieval imagery is well known. In addition,  however, he shared with many of his contemporaries a keen interest in vernacular British architecture and decorative art of the 17th and 18th centuries. This enthusiasm is demonstrated in his approach to tile making. This was carried out using a variation of the techniques that had previously been employed by the manufacturers of tin-glazed earthenware (delftware) tiles.<br><br><b>Design & Designing</b><br>William Morris's inspiration for such simple flower patterns as these, used on both tiles and embroideries, came from medieval herbals as well as the 18th-century Dutch and British tradition of flower-painted tin-glazed tiles. This 'Primrose' pattern relates closely to the embroidery designs for the Red House, Morris's own home.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Morris, William","id":"A8676"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT25190"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.","id":"A1197"},"association":{"text":"decorator","id":"x30812"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Hand-painted on tin-glazed earthenware","categories":[{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"},{"text":"Tiles","id":"THES48884"},{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"},{"text":"Earthenware","id":"THES48964"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2006AT7330","2020MP1296"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"125F","id":"THES49213"},"free":"","case":"CA3","shelf":"","box":"14"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Tile","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"decorated","id":"AAT56257"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Netherlands","id":"x29020"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1862-1875","earliest":"1862-01-01","latest":"1875-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"date":{"text":"ca. 1862","earliest":"1857-01-01","latest":"1866-12-31"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by J. 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The source for this has been identified as Froissart's 'Chronicles', a Medieval French illuminated manuscript. Morris either studied the original in the British Museum or, possibly, a printed version published in 1844.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.59-1931"],"accessionNumberNum":"59","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1931,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP8132","2019LP4827","2019LU3810","2019LT9876"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-16","recordCreationDate":"1999-05-26","availableToBook":false}}