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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
John Sadler, Johann Esaies Nilson
1756-1757
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Sadler (Printer)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.1911
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1911
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Sadler (Printer); Johann Esaies Nilson (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1756-1757
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Woodblock
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.7 (H) x 12.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Same pattern woodblock tile: p. 17, no. A1-5, John Sadler, 1756-7; nos. A1-1 to A1-12, A4-1 to A4-2, similar borders.Book: Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Similarly bordered woodblock tiles, various colors: pp. 238-41Book: Horne, Jonathan. 1989 English Tinglazed Tiles.
• Similarly bordered blue tiles: p. 126, nos. 684-6, 1756-7, Sadler. No. 658 Nilson design rederve in same style.Article: Ray, Anthony. 1973 "Liverpool Printed Tiles". Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 9 (Pt. 1): 36-66.
• Design source: p. 54, no. A1-5, from J. E. Nilson of Augsburg's "Caffe, The und Tobac Zeiretten"; see also pl. 30 & 35, no. A1-5.