Object Number 1958.2347

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Title

Sportsmen's Arms

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1758-1761

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Below vignette; Printed script letters "Sadler Liverpool."

Subjects

Armorial device

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

5 (H) , 5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.7 (H) , 12.7 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Archer, Michael. 1997 Delftware: The Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Unsigned blackprinted version with rococo border: p. 510, no. N.423, "Sportsman's Arms," John Sadler, 1758-61.
[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Delft tiles and plate bearing printed Sportsman's Arms: p. 22, nos. B1-1 and B1-2 (tiles), noting bordered sometimes signed; fig. 7, plate with circular vignette, only.