[TILE DECORATION],PLATES SELECTED from Maw and Co.'s Pattern book of tile pavements and wall decorations. Broseley : Benthall Works, n.d. Folio. Original paper label on front cover of the worn binding. Library bookplate. Scarce. See OCLC Number: 948014882 -- [three locations: Philadelphia Athenaeum; Library and Archives of Canada; and National Museum of Art - Oslo Maw & Co manufactured earthenware encaustic and geometric floor tiles since 1850, when the company was established by George Maw and his brother Arthur. Their first factory was in Worcester and in 1862 the company moved to Broseley, Shropshire in the Ironbridge Gorge. In 1883 they moved to the Benthall Works in Jackfield, Shropshire. This new, purpose-built factory was the largest tile works in the world and the company was the world's largest producer of ceramic tiles.
PROVENANCE: Estate of Jim Graham, former Washington, DC, Councilman Estimate $200-300
