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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
John Sadler
1757-1761
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Sadler (Maker)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.3667.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3667.002
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Sadler (Maker)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1757-1761
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Lower left corner
Inscription: Printed black script "Sadler Liverpool"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular sticker with canted corners and red border has penciled "11"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular sticker with rounded corners has scratched out blue written "40" and a penciled(?) "112"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
5.06 (H) x 5.06 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.86 (H) x 12.86 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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 tile, with signature: p. 511, no. 429, noting unsigned versions also are known.Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Two tiles with same scene, one (signed) with this border, one with rare more square border: p. 23, nos. B3-7 and B3-7a, 1757-61Book: Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Signed tile of same type: pp. 242-3, no. 630, black-printed