Galleon tile panel

William De Morgan (1839 - 1917)

De Morgan Centre

1895

Cconsisting of forty, six-inch square tiles, this panel represents a colourful and exotic scene of sailing ships, birds and sea creatures in a tropical island setting. Between 1882 and 1900 De Morgan was commissioned to design tiles panels for twelve P&O ocean liners. These liners inaugurated a new era of travel to the Far East at the height of the British Empire. While none of these ships or the installed panels survive, this is one of the four known duplicate sets.

• Medium: painted earthenware tiles in oak frame
• Dimensions: 60.5 x 153cm
• Art Fund Grant: £40732 ( Total: £71,960)
• ArtFunded in: 2006
• Vendor: Sotheby's

Provenance

Private collection, America; Sotheby's, 2006.

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