Fireplace Tile

Minton · 1875–1880

Set of hearth tiles in the arts and crafts aesthetic taste. Black border tiles enclose decorative border tiles featuring stylized oubliette tulip-like blossom with leafy strapwork surmounting a ribbon-entwined rod, on brown ground with mustard yellow, white, and olive colors. The hearth consists of same tile design repeated, with chestnut motif with naturalistic foliage on grey-white ground.