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Tile printed with "The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene II"
Tile printed with "The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene II"

Tile printed with "The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene II"

Manufacturer (English, founded 1793)
CultureEnglish
OriginStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Dateca.1884
MediumEarthenware, black enamel
DimensionsOverall: 1.3 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm (1/2 x 8 x 8 in.)
MarkingsMarked with "China Works" / "Stoke-on-Trent", Minton erased.
DescriptionSquare tile, transfer-printed in grey monochrome with Shakespeare series no. 1696, entitled "The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene II" with medieval figures in a roundel.
Credit LineGift of N. Robert Cumming
Object numberG96.3.28
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware
Status
Not on view
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