Object Number 1969.0936.047

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

A Macaroni at a Sale of Pictures

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.

John Smith and Robert Sayer (Design inspiration)

Francesco Bartolozzi (Design inspiration)
1727-1815

Michael Vincent Brandoin (Design inspiration)
1733-1807

Place of Origin

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Plate probably Staffordshire.

Secondary Place of Origin

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Printed ornament possibly added in Liverpool by John Sadler.

Date

1770-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed circle

Subjects

Macaroni; Satire

Materials

Earthenware (creamware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Printed, Press-molded

Dimensions (inches)

0.75 (H) , 9.75 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.905 (H) , 24.765 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Schwind, Arlene Palmer. 1984 The Ceramic Imports of Frederick Rhinelander, New York Loyalist Merchant. Winterthur Portfolio. 19: 21-36.
• Published: p. 34, Fig. 12
[Article] Wood, Christopher. 07//1968 The collector satirized. Antiques. 88-91.
• Design source discussed: Fig. 3, "A Macarony at a Sale of Pictures", p. 89
[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Delft tile and design source discussion: pp. 256-7, pl. 71, no. 697