Also Called :
Tea tiles, Trivets, Square Tiles
Rarity :
Rare
Age :
Mid 19th Century
Price Range :
$150.-$325. (Depending on Size)
Dimensions :
Left to right:
6″ square x 1/4″
4 7/8″ square x 1/4″
3 7/8″ square x 3/16″
Weight :
Left to Right:
12 oz.
8 oz.
4 oz.
Provenance :
Left to right:
2006
Avis Howell, Belfast, ME-1988
1968
ALL SOLD
Availability :
ALL SOLD
Description: All tiles are useful and decorative on the table. They are used to place hot teapots or dishes on to protect wood table tops. Tiles have 5 different shapes: round–square–hexagonal–octagonal–chamfered corners. None of the 5 different tiles we have seen, have rain cloud borders with one exception. That exception is a 7″ large round tile possibly because there was more space to add the border. Round and square tiles are more common than the hexagonal, octagonal and chamfered corner tiles thus, a little less expensive.
The square tiles shown here range in size from 6″ square to 3 7/8″ square. Their thickness ranges from 3/16″ to 1/4″. One picture shows the three tiles on top of each other as a size comparison. The two larger tiles have glaze on the entire bottoms and the smallest has only a glazed “X”. As with many Canton forms there may be larger and smaller examples than shown here. The other four tile shapes have separate listings.