Object Number 1969.4727.002

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Title

The Happy Man

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.

David Teniers II (Design inspiration)
1610-1690

F. van Reysschoot (Design inspiration)

Place of Origin

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1765-1775

Subjects

Temperance; Bible

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.
• Black-printed version: p. 43, no. D5-14, noting design is from engraving by F. van Reysschoot of Tenier's "The Happy Man."
[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.