Westbank Antiques

Description

This is a very rare Photographic portrait tile by Sherwin Cotton of Maori chief Tuari Netana c1900
The tile was made by master craftsman George Cartlidge in Staffordshire between 1897 and 1924.
signed with G monogram at lower left and titled at upper right.
Impressed Sherwin and Cotton, Eastwood Staffordshire.
They were created using a technique popular at the time, rendering photographs on ceramic surfaces for a three-dimensional image.
The technique involved combining the use of varying mono-chromatic glaze and clay body depths.
The technique was generally used to feature the great and the good of the time - noted tiles included William Gladstone, Queen Victoria and key World War I military figures.
Measuring 9" x 6"
unframed