Very tiny chip top left corner, few minute rim
chips. Style: Built landscape One of this series of views tiles engraved by
L T Swetnam around 1885, this of the corner of
Cowgate and St Mary's Street in Edinburgh, named
examples of this scene are entitled 'Cow Gate
Foot, Edinburgh'. One of the more popular
landscape series still not so easy to collect
the full set. Of all Minton tiles these are the
ones we find most often originally framed as art
objects rather than fitted in to fireplaces,
washstands etc or on walls, An earlier example
with LTS, Swetnam's initial, engraved bottom
left corner, later examples have the name of the
view. Verso very clean, embossed Mintons etc.
Condition: Very fine
Price: £50 (approx $78)
Stock number: 01537
Technique: Transfer print
Maker: Mintons
Dimensions: 6" x 6"
Date: 1885 (circa)
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