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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
John Sadler, Robert Sayer
1765-1775
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
1969.4729.025
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4729.025
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Sadler (Printer); Robert Sayer (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1765-1775
Subject(s)
- Ladies Amusement
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: Sayer, Robert & Pillement, Jean Baptiste. 1959 Ladies Amusement or Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy (orig. c. 1760).
• Design inspiration: pl. 32, source for the two figures. Published 1758-62Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Similar tile: p. 40, no. D4-11, c. 1765-75Book: Ray, Anthony. 1994 Liverpool Printed Tiles.
• Earlier version of tile, with scene reversed and some detail differences: p. 26, no. B4-12, 1757-61. Also different border type. Notes Amusement as inspiration.Book: Archer, Michael. 1997 Delftware: The Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Similar tile: p. 519, no. N.466, noting same tile also known with (painted) enamels