TILES AND TERRACOTTA IN

POOLEJO AMEY

GEOMETRIC TILING AND MOSIAC

ENCAUSTIC TILES‘A MEANS OF DECORATION WHICH, FOR BEAUTY OF

EFFECT, DURABILITY AND CHEAPNESS, HAS SCARCELY A PARALLEL’

CHARLES EASTLAKE ‘HINTS ON HOUSEHOLD TASTE’

Embossed Tiles

‘the coloured glaze, running from the higher into the lower parts of the modell ing, throws up the pattern and gives beautiful graduation of tone’Owen Carter, 1899

Painted Tiles Ha’

‘Having a large staff of artists of both sexes, Messrs Carters are in a position to carry out tile pictures and designs of any kind desired.’ The Brickbuilder April 1896

Terracotta’Another feature of the work is the production of architectural and decorative terracotta in a great variety of forms and colour, the firm giving particular attention to the production of truly artistic designs.’ Pottery Gazette 1897 of South Western Pottery Parkstone

Faience‘Now faience work defies frost

and the action of all but extremely powerful acids.’ Carters leaflet for schools.

Pubs

Churches

Tiled Panels

Please contact jo@tilelady.co.uk for more information. Presentation Copyright,. Josephine Amey.