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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
The Sailor's Farewell
John Sadler
1757-1761
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Sadler (Printer)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.4725.011
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4725.011
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
The Sailor's Farewell
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Sadler (Printer)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1757-1761
Subject(s)
- Maritime
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.
• Similar tile: p. 29, no. B6-22, Sadler 1757-61Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Same scene on borderless tile with polychrome enamel: p. 34, no. C3-7, Sadler 1765-70.Book: Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Similar tile, red-printed; and same scene on delft plate: pp. 252-3, no. 678 (similar tile); and pp. 252-3, fig. 56 (plate).Book: Ray, Anthony. 1973 English Delftware Tiles.
• Polychrome borderless version from Phillips House, Cross St., Boston MA: pp. 251-2, no. 674, one of 3 different polychrome tiles from house.Catalogue: Horne, Jonathan. A Collection of Early English Pottery (dealer's catalogue).
• Similar and related prints on delft tiles (2) and rare plate: pt. XII (1992), nos. 332-333, all attributed to Sadler & Green, Liverpool.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Same subject printed on Sunderland luster pearlware mug: August 16, 2008, lot 509, with updated costumes.