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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
"Mr GARRICK in the Character of ABEL DRUGGER"
Guy Green, Robert Sayer
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
1969.4723.018
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4723.018
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
"Mr GARRICK in the Character of ABEL DRUGGER"
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Guy Green (Printer); Robert Sayer (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] GARRICK" and "[script] in the Character of ABEL DRUGGER"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Theater
- David Garrick
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
4.93 (H) x 4.93 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.54 (H) x 12.54 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Black-printed version, subject and source: p. 5, no. F1-8, "Mr Garrick in the Character of Abel Drugger" from Johnson's "The Alchemist." View is from Sayer's "Dramatic Characters" (1770).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. 534-5, nos. N.548-.550.