Blue and White Transferware Portrait Tile of a Dog Shakespeare in Colin c

in Colin  c

This dates to 1956

Lapid Pottery artists were influenced by Scandinavian and West German pottery of the era

down to the nails in the fence post

Blue and White Transferware Portrait Tile of a Dog Shakespeare in Colin cA portrait of a sweet dog is rendered in blue and white. The central image is surrounded by a round border and Eastlake design of flowers and leafy branches in the four corners. The tile measures 8" square and about 3 8" thick. Manufactured by Brown Westhead Moore and Co, Cauldon Place Stoke on Trent and marked on the back. Very good condition with some crazing. A pretty special tile from Victorian England.