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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 168152, member: 59"]I picked up this tile at a dealer's sale yesterday and have not found this mark online. I assume 20th Century and that may be why. But I'm still curious.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.5 x 4.5 inches, with a picture frame edge. Buff clay, unglazed back. Incised mark (although the best picture I could get of the mark was from the side, giving it the look of standing out from the surface.) "Porcelain Pot" shape with the letters TL inside. Delft in modified script below. No "Made in" - would it have had a sticker for export?</p><p><br /></p><p>One last thing - appears to have been made to hang. There's a thin back wire that goes into 2 small holes in the top edge, exiting on the back, ends wound together. Just enough slack to hang from a wall hook at the top.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]46154[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]46153[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These 2 views show how three-dimensional the image was made. The light colored lines are sharp!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]46155[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]46156[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 168152, member: 59"]I picked up this tile at a dealer's sale yesterday and have not found this mark online. I assume 20th Century and that may be why. But I'm still curious. 4.5 x 4.5 inches, with a picture frame edge. Buff clay, unglazed back. Incised mark (although the best picture I could get of the mark was from the side, giving it the look of standing out from the surface.) "Porcelain Pot" shape with the letters TL inside. Delft in modified script below. No "Made in" - would it have had a sticker for export? One last thing - appears to have been made to hang. There's a thin back wire that goes into 2 small holes in the top edge, exiting on the back, ends wound together. Just enough slack to hang from a wall hook at the top. [ATTACH=full]46154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46153[/ATTACH] These 2 views show how three-dimensional the image was made. The light colored lines are sharp! [ATTACH=full]46155[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46156[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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