Object Number 1969.4729.048

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

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

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1765-1775

Subjects

Macaroni; Satire

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

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.
• Similar tile and design source discussion: pp. 256-7, pl. 71, no. 697
[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Similar tile and design source discussion: p. 38, no. D3-2