Object Number 1969.4727.001

Object Name

Tile fragment (Fireplace or wall tile fragment)

Title

"The One-Eyed Doe"

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

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

Elisha Kirkall (Inspiration for design)
1682-1742

John Sadler and Guy Green (Possible engraver and printer)
1761-1770
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

1765-1780

Subjects

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

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

5 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.7 (L)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Full version, printed in black: p. 48, no. D8-11, after Croxall's Aesop (XCIX). Also on creamware.