BBB Tile - Blue - William Morris Gallery

Details

Date: c. 1882-88
Dimensions: 15.2 x 15.2
Object Type: ceramic
Material: earthenware tiles painted in enamels
Technique: hand-painted
Catalogue number: C8a
Artist: De Morgan, William (1839 - 1917)
Manufacturer: De Morgan, Merton Abbey, Surrey, England
Credit notes: Mackmurdo bequest, 1942

Single tile, part of a repeating tile panel showing the head of a flower hanging from a grey stem, the outer petals turquoise and blue with the many-seeded centre in manganese purple, green leaves and the stem of another flower, on a white ground.
This repeating design is a variation of De Morgan’s most popular and enduring pattern “BBB”. Stamped verso with rectangular mark: W. DE Merton Abbey