Tile - CRANE, Walter - WGA
Tile by CRANE, Walter
Tile by CRANE, Walter

Tile

by CRANE, Walter, Transfer-printed, polychromed, glazed earthenware, 15 x 15 cm

The tile is dominated by two full-length figures on a grassy, flower-strewn expanse with a winding path on the lower half. There is a horizontal design of dense foliage at the horizon line with one tall tree upper proper right. Proper right of the centre is a young female figure in a brown high-waisted dress with short puff-sleeves and a white bodice and wearing a large brown hat. On her right hip, she supports a tan wooden pail, and in her left hand, she supports a simple stool against her left hip. She looks to her left at an old man who bows his head and extends his right hand. In his left hand, he holds gloves and leans on a thin cane. He is dressed in black high boots, white britches, a brown vest, a tan waistcoat, a white collared shirt, and a tall tan hat. His hair is tied with a black ribbon, and he wears pince-nez on a long cord. The sky is pale grey-blue and the landscape is light and dark tan with white flowers. In the upper proper left corner is printed: “WHERE.ARE.YOU. / GOING.TO.MY. /. PRETTY MAID?

The lower proper left corner is the artist’s monogram.

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