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On Display: House - Lancaster Room
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
"The Fowler and the Ring-Dove"
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
1969.4727.010
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4727.010
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
"The Fowler and the Ring-Dove"
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: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Similar print on tile: p. 48, no. D8-17.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.Book: Horne, Jonathan. 1989 English Tinglazed Tiles.
• Similar tile in black: p. 131, no. 731, stating this border is unique on fable tiles.