[HARDY, Thomas]. CARTLIDGE, George, sculptor. Portrait photograph of Thomas Hardy on glazed tile. 1924. LIMITED EDITION.
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[HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928)]. CARTLIDGE, George, sculptor. Portrait photograph of Thomas Hardy on glazed tile. Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England: J.H. Barrett & Co., Ltd., 1924.
222 x 146 mm, on glazed tile in brown tones that emphasize light and shade, engraved on reverse "Mr. Thomas Hardy O.M.D. Litt. (Oxon) Geo:Cartlidge Sculpt. 1924. JHB & Co. Ltd. S-on-T", tile has crazing lines in the glaze. In original oak frame, overall 365 x 288 mm.
H Barrett & Co. was based in the Boothen Road Tile Works, Stoke on Trent and operated from 1895 to 1955. The Burrow's Guide to Wessex: The Thomas Hardy Country has an ad for this tile on the inside back cover, stating this tile was produced in a limited edition of 150 at 2 guineas each, and that it may be obtained from Godwin's Glass & China Stores in Dorchester and Weymouth.
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