wall tile
Summary
Public: Square dust-pressed earthenware tile with blue design, transfer-printed on white ground under clear glaze, of Helena from Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Private: Square dust-pressed earthenware tile, with blue transfer-printed design on white ground under clear glaze. The design consists of Helena sitting on a log in a woodland setting, facing to the left and looking down with her eyes closed; her right hand rests on her left hand. She wears a Greek Ionic 'chiton' girdled below the breasts and round the hips. Her hair is tied up. Tile back: grid of 64 impressed squares.
Object Name
wall tile
Creators Name
Date Created
(design) 1878 (circa)
accession number
1978.81
Collection Group
Place of creation
Etruria
Medium
