Pugin's majolica stove tiles
Majolica tiles of five different designs manufactured by Minton & Co. for the ceramic stove at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The stove was the centrepiece of the Medieval Court and entirely designed by Augustus Pugin. The cast-iron stove itself was manufactured by Hardman & Co of Birmingham.
Update 09/03/25: Since this blog post was written, I have managed to find four of Pugin's original designs in the Minton Archive, and it seems that one design was not used (centre below).
Also, I have tried to locate as many of these Great Stove tiles as I can find online. My total so far is 43 (see image and key/index below).
KEY | SOURCE | WEBSITE | IMAGE | REFERENCE |
A1 | Mark Graham Collection | n/a | n/a | |
A2 | Mark Graham Collection | n/a | n/a | |
A3 | Mark Graham Collection | n/a | n/a | |
A4 | Mark Graham Collection | n/a | n/a | |
B1 | Leonard Joel Auctions, Australia | |||
C1 | Victoria & Albert Museum | |||
C2 | Victoria & Albert Museum | |||
C3 | Victoria & Albert Museum | |||
C4 | Victoria & Albert Museum | |||
D | National Gallery of Victoria, Australia | |||
E1 | Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford | |||
E2 | Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford | |||
F1 | John Scott Collection | n/a | n/a | JS2013.527.1575 |
F2 | John Scott Collection | n/a | n/a | JS2013.527.1645 |
F3 | John Scott Collection | n/a | n/a | JS2013.527.1575 |
F4 | John Scott Collection | n/a | n/a | JS2013.527.1575 |
F5 | John Scott Collection | n/a | n/a | JS2013.527.1575 |
F6 | John Scott Collection | n/a | n/a | JS2013.527.1652 |
G1 | Christie's | |||
G2 | Christie's | |||
H | The British Museum | |||
I1 | Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers | |||
I2 | Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers | |||
J | Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust | |||
L | Sworders Auctions | |||
L1 | Worthing Street, Hull | n/a | n/a | Hans van Lemmen |
L2 | Worthing Street, Hull | n/a | n/a | Hans van Lemmen |
L3 | Worthing Street, Hull | n/a | n/a | Hans van Lemmen |
L4 | Worthing Street, Hull | n/a | n/a | Hans van Lemmen |
L5 | Worthing Street, Hull | n/a | n/a | Hans van Lemmen |
M | Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
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