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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
"The Tithe [Tythe] Pig"
John Sadler, Johann Sebastian Müller, Louis Pierre Boitard
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
1969.4729.017
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4729.017
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
"The Tithe [Tythe] Pig"
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Sadler (Printer); Johann Sebastian Müller (Design inspiration); Louis Pierre Boitard (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1757-1761
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
- Satire
- Tithe Pig
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.
• Black-printed version, subject: p. 27, no. B6-1, noting sources and some tiles signed "J. Sadler Liverp[superscript l]"Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Black-printed version on creamware mug: p. 11, fig. 4Book: 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 version, subject: p. 514, no. N422Book: Horne, Jonathan. 1989 English Tinglazed Tiles.
• Black-printed version: p. 128, no. 700, noting "taken from an engraving of 1751 by Muller after Boitard."Catalogue: Sotheby & Co.. auction catalogue: .
• Same subject bocage figure, differing in some design details: London, Morgan collection, November 20, 1979, lot 65, attributed to Walton.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Pearlware (uncolored) Tithe Pig jug with farmer holding pig and, nearby, basket of eggs: October 25, 2009, lot 605Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
• Derby Farmer and pig (freestanding) from group portraying same theme: pp. 62-63, no. 37, c. 1760Book: Bradshaw, Peter. 1981 18th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795.
• Derby porcelain Tithe Pig figure group: p. 207, pl. 120, showing c. 1772 version of type first issued c. 1765.Book: Northern Ceramic Society. Made in Liverpool: Liverpool Pottery and Porcelain 1700-1850.
• Richard Chaffers, Liverpool porcelain mug, Wedgwood creamware mug, and Sadler Liverpool delft mug and tile portraying same theme: pp. 121-122, nos. 184-187Book: Peirce, Donald C. 1988 English Ceramics: The Frances and Emory Cocke Collection.
• Derby soft paste porcelain Tithe Pig group: p. 126, no. 122, polychrome enameled group, c. 1760Book: Miller, J. Jefferson. 1974 English Yellow-Glazed Earthenware.
• Yellow ware (canary ware) teapot with print portraying same theme: p. 74, no. 40, probably Phillips & Co., Sunderland, c. 1815-20Book: Luxmoore, Chas. F. C. 1924 English Saltglazed Earthenware.
• Salt-glazed white stoneware plate with red-printed version of scene: pl. 40