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Beauty and the Beast Tile Panels
William Morris Art Tiles
Morris and Co. produced the first set of Beauty and the Beast panels for a bedroom overmantel at 'The Hill', the home of painter Myles Birket Foster. The fairy tale tiles were designed by Edward Burne-Jones and painted by Lucy Faulkner. Three sets of the Beauty and the Beast tiles are known to exist. They are not identical.
Title: William Morris Beauty and the Beast Tile Panels
Panels:16 tiles in six 2-tile horizontal panels, and two 2-tile vertical panels
Tile: Ceramic
Size:
12: 4.25 inch (10.8 cm)
4: 6 inch square tiles (15.4 cm)
Thickness: 3/8 inch (1 cm)
Weight:
5.25 ounces (157 grams) each tile (horizontal panels)
11.5 ounces (326 grams) each tile (vertical panels)
Credit Cards and PayPal: You can order a sample tile online or request an invoice. Online orders are processed through CCNow. CCNow will appear on your credit card statement.
Price/set of 16: $580.
Order a Sample Tile
Order a sample tile
The cost of your sample tile will be subtracted from the shipping costs of your completed order.
How to Order Beauty and the Beast
Ordering is easy.Sample tile: $42 - Order a sample
Ceramic tile samples are always 4.25 inches, regardless of final set size.
You can also request an invoice.
How to Care for Your Tile
You can clean ceramic tiles with any household non-abrasive cleaner and a soft cloth or sponge.
Installing Your Tile
Laying out your tile in order will make installation easier. The back of each tile is marked by panel and tile: Beauty and the Beast, panel 1, tile 1.
Use only unsanded grout when setting your tile.
We use the fairy tale panels on our stair risers with black slate background tile at two panels per 30-inch wide riser. Pictures forthcoming.
William Morris Tile: Beauty and the Beast Tiles
Beauty and the Beast Flanking Tiles6 inch vertical tile panels:  
Beauty and the Beast Overmantel Tiles4.25 inch horizontal tile panels:
How there was a Prince who by enchantment was turned into a bear
& how a merchant was made to bring to him his youngest daughter
and how the Prince became a man again. 
and married her. |
