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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
1770-1780
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.3680
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3680
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red-bordered rectangular sticker with chamfered corners, inscribed "12"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular sticker with rounded corners, inscribed in pencil(?) "37"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
4.93 (H) x 4.75 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.54 (H) x 12.07 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Similar tile in set formerly installed in house in Reigate, England: pl. 273, no. 765Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Similar tile: p. 53, no. E1-11, cupid on a dolphin. Liverpool, c. 1780-90Article: Ray, Anthony. 1973 "Liverpool Printed Tiles". Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 9 (Pt. 1): 36-66.
• Similar tile: pl. 55, Ray's tile identification number E1-11.Catalogue: Horne, Jonathan. A Collection of Early English Pottery (dealer's catalogue).
• Classical figure prints with green enamel detailing on delft tiles (9): pt. XII (1992), no. 334, all attributed to Guy Green, Liverpool, 1775-85. 1 same print as 69.3684.1-.3; 1 same print as 69.3705.1-.2.