Object Number 1969.4720.009

Object Name

Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1775

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

5.06 (H) , 5 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.86 (H) , 12.7 (L)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Similar bordered and cornered polychrome Chinese figure tiles: vol. 2, pp. 480, no. D427, Liverpool, 1760-75
[Book] Archer, Michael. 1997 Delftware: The Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Similar bordered and cornered polychrome Chinese figure tiles: col. pls. 313-15, nos. N.366, N.377-N.378, N. 380, N.388.
[Book] Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Similar bordered and cornered polychrome Chinese figure tile: no. 570