Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Museum Object Number 1969.4727.005

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Title

The Dog and the Sheep

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Sadler (Possible engraver and printer)

Elisha Kirkall (Inspiration for design)

John Sadler and Guy Green (Possible engraver and printer)

Creator Notes

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

Date of Birth

172016821761

Date of Death

178917421770

Place of Origin

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1765-1780

Subjects

Fable; Morality; Literary scene; Literature; Aesop's Fable; Aesop

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

5 (H) , 5 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.7 (H) , 12.7 (L)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Same print on delft tile: p. 48, no. 8-15, noting Croxall CXXX.
[Catalogue] The International Ceramics Fair & Seminar.
• Same fable printed in black on creamware plate: (2008 catalogue) Sampson & Horne Antiques ad. Liverpool, impressed Wedgwood, c. 1780
[Book] Volk, Joyce Geary. 2006 The Warner House: A Rich and Colorful History.
• Red-printed tiles with (mostly) European scenes in Warner sitting room fireplace, Portsmouth NH: pp. 39-40, fig. 3.8, noting probably installed circa 1760.