President Abraham Lincoln a Sherwin & Cotton portrait tile designed by George Cartlidge

President Abraham Lincoln a Sherwin & Cotton portrait tile designed by George Cartlidge, produced to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, framed, Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt, two portrait tiles designed by George Cartlidge impressed marks, 23 x 15.5cm. (3).

Provenance

Tony Johnson

Literature

Tony Johnson, The Morris Ware Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, Private Press, page 53 catalogue number 114 this actual tile illustrated, retailed by Robinson & Randle Inc New York City.

Terence A Lockett Collecting Victorian Tiles, Antique Collector's Club, page 182 catalogue number 279 for an example of the Lincoln portrait tile illustrated.

This lot is sold with a copy of The Morris Ware Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, by Tony Johnson.