Victorian Floor Tiles

Description

American Art Tile, 1880-1950: June 25-July 17, 1994, David Rago Arts & Crafts, Movement Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey by Vance A. Koehler. 1994 paperback. Illustrated with color photographs.

Description

You are looking at a 48 piece hand crafted tile fireplace surround. Each of these beautiful tiles is individually hand crafted, hand tooled and hand finished in our Pocono Mountain Studio. These tiles were inspired by the early works of Batchelder. Batchelders mantra was "No two tiles the same". We feel that we have captured his vision as well as the spirit of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the tile line you see here. For a fraction of the cost of other tile studios, you can bring the warmth of early American tile into your home.

Features

• Beautiful Arts and Crafts Period Reproduction Tile
• Individually Hand Crafted in our Pocono Mountain Studio
• Excellent for use on a Kitchen Backsplash

Description

'The importance of Ernest Batchelder as an Arts and Crafts tilemaker cannot be overstated. For his innovation in design, his entrepreneurial spirit, his living his life true to the principles that he espoused, he is a man to be admired by all generations.' (Joseph A. Taylor, Tile Heritage Foundation) Ernest Batchelder's ceramic tilemaking enterprise began as a modest backyard venture in rural Pasadena, California but quickly grew to national prominence. In 1908 this enterprising young man left a prestigious teaching position to start his own school and factory, with the goal of establishing a West Coast guild of craftspeople. By 1930 the Batchelder-Wilson Company had showrooms in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, as well as representation in virtually every major city in the United States. New York, Minneapolis, and Vancouver hosted major Batchelder architectural ceramic installations. Batchelder remained the preeminent leader of handmade tiles in the West until the Depression forced the closure of his operations in 1932. His clients ranged from restaurants to churches to high rise office buildings, although perhaps the most striking installations remain the many fireplaces gracing modest American bungalows throughout the country.