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On Display: House - Lancaster Room
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
The Fox and the Tiger
John Sadler, Elisha Kirkall, John Sadler and Guy Green
1765-1780
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Sadler (Possible engraver and printer)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.4727.004
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4727.004
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
The Fox and the Tiger
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Sadler (Possible engraver and printer); Elisha Kirkall (Inspiration for design); John Sadler and Guy Green (Possible engraver and printer)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1765-1780
Subject(s)
- Fable
- Morality
- Literary scene
- Literature
- Aesop's Fable
- Aesop
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: Young, Hilary. 1995 The Genius of Wedgwood.
• Creamware plate bearing same print (square) in central reserve:p. 30, col. pl. B20, impressed "Wedgwood" mark. c. 1771-5Book: Rackham, Bernard. 1930 Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Ceramics Catalogue of English Porcelain, Earthenware, Enamels, and Glass collected by Charles Schreiber Esq., MP, and Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Schreiber and Presented to the Museum in 1884. 2.
• Creamware plate bearing same print (square) in central reserve: p. 79 and pl. 57, no. 401, the print is bordered by garlands. Plate is one of set of 12 Wedgwood marked examples, 11 with fables.Book: Austin, John C. 1977 Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg.
• Pair of Chelsea soft paste porcelain candlesticks based on Aesop's "Tiger and the Fox" and "Leopard and the Fox": pp. 148-9, no. 141, 1758-69, gold anchor-markedBook: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Tile bearing the same printed pattern: p. 49, no. D8-23, with reference to Croxall fable LI.Book: Volk, Joyce Geary. 2006 The Warner House: A Rich and Colorful History.
• Red-printed tiles with (mostly) European scenes in Warner sitting room fireplace, Portsmouth NH: pp. 39-40, fig. 3.8, noting probably installed circa 1760.