Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Museum Object Number 1969.3673

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Title

Opera Girl of Paris in the Character of Flora

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Sadler and Guy Green (Maker)

Robert Sayer (Inspiration for design)

Michael Vincent Brandoin (Inspiration for design)

Charles Grignion I (Inspiration for design)

Creator Notes

See Anthony Ray, Liverpool Printed Tiles (London: Jonathan Horne Publications, 1994) pp. 1-15 for further information on Sadler and Green.Sayer became active as a printseller as early as the late 1740s. He built up his stock of copper plates by taking over others’ inventories, first Philip Overton, then James McArdell when he died in 1765. He worked in partnership with John Bennett from around 1774 to 1785, then operated alone again through 1793. When he died in February 1794, the firm (along with Sayer’s stock of plates) were taken over by another London print firm, Laurie & Whittle.

Date of Birth

1761172517331717

Date of Death

177002//179418071810

Place of Origin

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1771-1775

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Round sticker with "5/80".

Subjects

Theater; Opera

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

4.93 (H) , 4.93 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.54 (H) , 12.54 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Tile with same print and design source: p. 45, no. D5-26 and fig. 17, the latter illustrating a print titled "An OPERA GIRL of Paris in the Character of FLORA" by Grignion after Brandoin, published by Robert Sayer 12/1/1771 (London). Liverpool, c. 1
[Book] Henrywood, R. K. 1997 An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs.
• Same printed subject on Wedgwood-marked creamware jug: p. 50, pl. 128, black-printed. c. 1770-75