Minton’s Encaustic Tiles ~ at left is a 6 in. x 6 in. encaustic tile made by the Minton, Hollins & Company pottery in Staffordshire, England. At right is a photo of twenty-four of the same tiles are arranged into a pattern on the floor.
The Minton’s pottery in Staffordshire, England, was formed by Thomas Minton in 1793. In the 1840s, his son, Herbert Minton, developed the method for producing multi-color tiles with different colored clays, providing depth to the color so it would not wear off over time as transfer printed or glaze colored tiles will. This was part of Gothic Revival movement to recreate the architecture and finishes of the Medieval period.
The method for producing these tiles had been lost for centuries. In partnership with Michael Hollins, as Minton, Hollins & Company, Minton became one of the world’s leading tile producers. The firm’s encaustic tiles were widely used in homes and public buildings in all styles of architecture through the rest of the 19th century.
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