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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
The Return of the Prodigal Son
John Sadler and Guy Green
1765-1775
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Sadler and Guy Green (Printer)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.4727.024
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4727.024
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Sadler and Guy Green (Printer)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1765-1775
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
- Allegory
- Prodigal Son
- Bible
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.7 (H) x 12.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Massey, Roger. 2022 "Design sources for biblical subjects on delftware, creamware, and Chelsea porcelain". Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 32: 69-77.
• Black-printed delft tile and red-printed creamware plate with same printed scene: p. 73, fig. 8 ("Return of the Prodical Son" tile, Sadler and Green, c. 1765-70) and fig. 11 (Wedgwood creamware plate, c. 1775).Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Black-printed version: p. 36, no. D1-3, noting same copper plate used to print on Wedgwood creamware.Book: 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.
• Same print in center of creamware red-printed plates with green enamel borders: vol. II, no. 4011Book: 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.