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On Display: House - Simsbury Room
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
"Mrs BULKLEY in the Character of ANGELINA"
Guy Green, J. Roberts, Thornthwaite
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
1969.4723.009
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4723.009
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
"Mrs BULKLEY in the Character of ANGELINA"
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Guy Green (Printer); J. Roberts (Design inspiration); Thornthwaite (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 inscription "M[superscript rs] BULKLEY" and "[script] in the Character of ANGELINA"
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. 57, no. F1-5, "Mrs Bulckeley in the Character of Angelina" from Colley Cibber's "Love Makes a Man." The view is after a print dated October 20, 1776, by Thornthwaite after Roberts in Bell's "British Theatre"Book: 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. 533-534, nos. N.542-.543.Book: Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Black-printed version and actress info: pp. 276-7, pl. 80, no. 792, Mary Bulkeley (d. 1792) played this character at Covent Garden, 1/20/1767.