Object Number 1969.4723.009

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Title

"Mrs BULKLEY in the Character of ANGELINA"

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Guy Green (Printer)

J. Roberts (Design inspiration)

Thornthwaite (Design inspiration)
Probably J. Thornthwaite (b.c.1740).

Place of Origin

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1777-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Front; Red printed inscription "M[superscript rs] BULKLEY" and "[script] in the Character of ANGELINA"

Subjects

Theater

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, subject and source: p. 57, no. F1-5, "Mrs Bulckeley in the Character of Angelina" from Colley Cibber's "Love Makes a Man." The view is after a print dated October 20, 1776, by Thornthwaite after Roberts in Bell's "British Theatre"
[Book] Archer, Michael. 1997 Delftware: The Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Black-printed versions: pp. 533-534, nos. N.542-.543.
[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Black-printed version and actress info: pp. 276-7, pl. 80, no. 792, Mary Bulkeley (d. 1792) played this character at Covent Garden, 1/20/1767.