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On Display: House - Simsbury Room
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
"Mr WROUGHTON in the Character of BARNWELL"
Guy Green, J. Roberts
1777-1780
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Guy Green (Printer)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.4723.007
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4723.007
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
"Mr WROUGHTON in the Character of BARNWELL"
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Guy Green (Printer); J. Roberts (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1777-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front
Inscription: Red printed "M[superscript r] WROUGHTON" and "[script] in the Character of BARNWELL,"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Theater
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Enameled
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.
• Black-printed version, subject and source: p. 62, no. F1-33, and fig. 23, "Mr Wroughton in the Character of Barnwell" from Lillo's "The History of George Barnwell." The portrait (illus.) copies an September 26, 1776 dated print by Roberts in Bell's "BritiBook: Archer, Michael. 1997 Delftware: The Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Black-printed versions: pp. 539, 546-547, no. N.599.