Tile of African Violets by Sherwin Cotton china painting Dating to the 1930's the

Dating to the 1930's the geometric design has bold saturated colors

Great gift for a wine connoisseur to decorate a wine cellar

It was chipped and a piece was reglued

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In the Bible Rebekah at the Well symbolizes the kindness and love she showed to Isaac as she offered him and his camels water

Tile of African Violets by Sherwin Cotton china painting Dating to the 1930's theThe Sherwin Cotton tile company, under the guidance of George Cartlidge, perfected the production of a photographic style tile in the early 1900s. This tile shows an image of an African Violet plant with flowers. The image was pressed into the clay and then a single color glaze was applied. The shading of the colors is due to the pooling and thinning of the glaze over the surfaces of the tile. This tile measures 6" square and has the typical marks for