Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    John Sadler (Maker)

    Robert Sayer, Carington Bowles, and John Bowles (Design inspiration)

  • Place of Origin:

    Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1757-1761

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Printed, Enameled

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.4729.028


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1969.4729.028

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Sadler (Maker)
1720-1789
See Anthony Ray, Liverpool Printed Tiles (London: Jonathan Horne Publications, 1994) pp. 1-15 for further information on Sadler and Green.

Robert Sayer, Carington Bowles, and John Bowles (Design inspiration)

Place of Origin

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1757-1761

Subjects

Ladies Amusement

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.
Tile with same print and design source: p. 25, no. B4-7, John Sadler, Liverpool, 1757-61. Stating John Bowles Drawing book, pl. 32 is design source.
[Book] Archer, Michael. 1997 Delftware: The Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Two tiles with same print: pp. 512, nos. 436-7, and col. pl. 334, identifying the Ladies Amusement pl. 32 as the design source. 1758-61