A rare Pilkington's Lancastrian Viking Ship tile designed by C.F.A. Voysey

A rare Pilkington's Lancastrian Viking Ship tile designed by C.F.A. Voysey, dust-pressed with a sailing vessel, in shades of blue, brown, green and black on a cream ground impressed P mark, minor glaze frits to edges, 15.5cm. square

Provenance

The Tile collection of Carolyn Wraight.

Literature

Chris Blanchett 20th Century British Tiles, Schiffer Publishing, page 455 this actual tile illustrated.

Fired Earth 1000 Years of Tiles in Europe, TACS/Richard Dennis Publishing, page 113 catalogue number 270 for an example illustrated.

Karen Livingstone C.F.A Voysey Arts and Crafts Designer, V&A Publishing, page 292 for the original design illustrated and catalogue number 385 for comparable tiles illustrated.

Angela & Barry Corbett Pilkington's Tiles 1891-2010, Pilkington Lancastrian Society, page 40 and also on the cover this design illustrated.