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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
"Musa Lyram Tractans"
Johann Sebastian Müller, Guy Green, William Sandby
1770-1780
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Sebastian Müller (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.3684.003
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3684.003
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
"Musa Lyram Tractans"
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Johann Sebastian Müller (Design inspiration); Guy Green (Printer on ceramics); William Sandby (Printer and bookseller)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular sticker with rounded corners and penciled "14"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
4.75 (H) x 4.31 (W) x 0.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.07 (H) x 10.95 (W) x 0.64 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Similar tile in set formerly in a Reigate, England house: p. 273, no. 766. After J. S. Muller's engraving "Musa Lyram Tractans," in 1749 Horace. Also in group on a Wedgwood Flaxman plaque.Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Design source & similar tile (but with white ground): p. 53, no. E1-7, noting source as J. S. Muller's book, Horace (1749), pl. 2 ("Musa Lyram Tractans"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 in set formerly in a Reigate, England house: col. pl. 343, no. N505, from plate 2 of Muller's Horace. See also no. 506.Article: Ray, Anthony. 1973 "Liverpool Printed Tiles". Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 9 (Pt. 1): 36-66.
• Design source (engraving) with others from Horace: pl. 33, Ray i.d. no. E1-7.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.