Object Number 1969.3668

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Title

The Village School

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

1765-1775

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Small rectangular sticker inscribed in dark pen, "37".

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

5.06 (H) , 5.06 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.86 (H) , 12.86 (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.
• Similar tile, in more weakly printed black: p. 522, no. N.480, "The Village School," c. 1765-1775.
[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Similar tile, in more weakly printed black: p. 44, no. D5-19, the village school.