Manufacturer: Minton's China Works.
 
Date of Manufacture: 1868 - 1900
 
Type: Glazed, dust pressed tile with maker's marks to reverse.
 
Description: Block printed hearth or wall tile with a neo-medieval, Gothic revival floral motif.
 
Design: Geometric vine pattern with floret at centre and corners attributed to A.W.N. Pugin.
 
Colours: Blue and white.
 
Dimensions: 6" x 6" x 3/8" (153 mm x 153 mm x 9 mm)
 
Condition: Good with small nibbles and some crazing of the glaze (see photos).