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Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
John Sadler, John Bowles
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
1969.4729.044
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4729.044
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Sadler (Printer); John Bowles (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1765-1775
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. 43, no. D5-15, noting also on creamware. See C-36 for varient, reversed with different details, polychrome enamelled.Book: 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 versions: pp. 521-22, nos. N.477-78, noting Bowles drawing book (1756) as source.Book: Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Lilac-printed Birmingham copper enamel oval snuff box with same subject, reversed: p. 283, no. 13.14, c. 1770, "taken from John Bowles Drawing Book circa 1757"