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On Display: House - Patuxent Room
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
"Mr Moody as Simon in Harlequin's Invasion"
Guy Green, John Smith and Robert Sayer
1777-1780
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Guy Green (Printer)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.4729.052
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4729.052
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Title
"Mr Moody as Simon in Harlequin's Invasion"
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Guy Green (Printer); John Smith and Robert Sayer (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1777-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front
Inscription: Black printed "M[superscript r] Moody" and "[script] as Simon in Harlequin's Invasion"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Theater
- Italian Comedy
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 and source: p. 60, no. F1-24, "Mr Moody as Simon in Harlequin's Invasion" from an anonymous print published by J. Smith and R. Sayer in 1769.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: p. 540, no. N.585.Book: Horne, Jonathan. 1989 English Tinglazed Tiles.
• Similar tile: p. 133, no. 750, "taken from a print published in 1769".