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TUARI NETANA - PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT TILE
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Estimate:
$1,800 - $2,000
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$1,300
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186 Rare Books, Militaria, Maps, Historical Art
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TUARI NETANA - PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT TILE
A rare portrait tile of Tuari Netana produced by George Cartlidge at Sherwin Cotton Pottery, Staffordshire ca 1900. Titled top right corner. Depicted with full moko and wearing a pake [rain cloak]. 215 x 142mm, in the original wide oak frame.
Created using a technique popular at the time, rendering photographs on ceramic surfaces for a three-dimensional image. The technique involved combining the use of varying monochromatic glaze and clay body depths.
A rare portrait tile of Tuari Netana produced by George Cartlidge at Sherwin Cotton Pottery, Staffordshire ca 1900. Titled top right corner. Depicted with full moko and wearing a pake [rain cloak]. 215 x 142mm, in the original wide oak frame.
Created using a technique popular at the time, rendering photographs on ceramic surfaces for a three-dimensional image. The technique involved combining the use of varying monochromatic glaze and clay body depths.
