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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
"Mr LEWIS in the Character of DOUGLAS"
Guy Green
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
1969.4723.017
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4723.017
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
"Mr LEWIS in the Character of DOUGLAS"
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Guy Green (Printer)
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] LEWIS" and "[script] in the Character of DOUGLAS,"
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. 60, no. F1-19, "Mr Lewis in the Character of Douglas" from Home's "Douglas." The view is after a print dated June 21, 1777, by John Goldar after Daniel Dodd in Lowndes's "New English Theatre" (1777).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. 538, 546-547, nos. N.572-.574.