Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Museum Object Number 1961.0944

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Title

The Sailor's Return

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Sadler (Printer)

Creator Notes

See Anthony Ray, Liverpool Printed Tiles (London: Jonathan Horne Publications, 1994) pp. 1-15 for further information on Sadler and Green.

Date of Birth

1720

Date of Death

1789

Place of Origin

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1757-1761

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Front; Inn sign inscribed "K. of Prussia."
2. Inscription; Underside; Painted red overstruck "1c[?]52"

Subjects

Maritime

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

5 (H) , 4.93 (W) , 0.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.7 (H) , 12.54 (W) , 0.64 (D)

Object Description

Web -

This delftware tile bears an overglaze printed scene portraying "The Sailor's Return." Unusually, the very same design was chosen as ornament on a creamware plate in the Winterthur collection (1957.0095). The plate is inscribed in hand-painted enamel with its original owners' names and a date, "JOHN & SARAH ARTIS, YARMOUTH, 1769."

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Early version with "Lion of Scotland" inn sign (otherwise, similar): p. 29, no. B6-21, Sadler, 1757-61
[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Woodblock version with "Lion of Scotland" sign: pp. 240-241, no. 617, same scene in purple-brown. Same rococo frame, but diaper-bordered.