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On Display: House - Simsbury Room
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
"Mrs WARD in the Character of RODOGUNE"
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
1969.4723.012
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4723.012
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
"Mrs WARD in the Character of RODOGUNE"
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 rs] WARD" and "[script] in the Character of RODOGUNE"
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. 61, no. F1-28, "Mr[s] Ward in the Character of Rodogune" from Nicholas Rowe's "The Royal Convert." The view is after an anonymous print dated November 1777, 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: p. 541, nos. N.591-.592.