Enfield Pottery, Enfield, PA 1906-1930 This chunky tile has a floral motif recessed into the clay. Matte brown is a sharp contrast to the beige glaze. A tile similar to this can be seen in Norman Karlson’s Encyclopedia of American Art Tile, Region 2, page 203. 4 1/2″ square x 1″ thick Very good condition [...]
Enfield Pottery, Enfield, PA 1906-1930 This relief tile in thick, unglazed red clay with high-glazed cobalt blue background depicts “Churning”, number 16 in a set of 20 tiles entitled “Incidents in the Days Work on the Farm”. The female figure is standing behind the churn with bowls on either side. Both this tile and the [...]
Enfield Pottery, Enfield, PA 1906-1930 The tiles from Enfield were quite varied, ranging from deeply molded figures on unglazed terra cotta to high-lione molded, glazed tiles. This antique tile depicts a hunter probably looking for the rabbit, which appears to be snickering behind his back. This tile is number 8 in a set of [...]
Enfield Pottery, Enfield, PA 1906-1930 Wonderful vintage Enfield Neo-Classical tile with heavily molded angel. The glaze on the creamy-white angel is highlighted with clay showing through, and the angel stands out nicely against the mottled green. The tile has a very hand-made look, including the shelf along the top. Notice the original Enfield label is [...]
Enfield Pottery, Enfield, PA 1906-1930 This is a very cool relief tile depicting an Art Deco-inspired exotic plant/cactus motif. The combination of the bright, silvery metallic glaze against the crystalline, vellum steel blue background is amazing. The abstract, carved relief design of the background gives the whole design a great sense of movement and energy. [...]
