Tile
1757-61 (decorated)
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Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with a scene of two peasants, possibly harvesters, picknicking. One holds a small cask while the other trims some food with a knife, a loaf of bread by his side. Between them, a girl holding a hay-rake leans her right elbow on the left shoulder of the man with the cask, her left arm outstretched.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Transfer-printed tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Two peasants picknicking and a girl holding a hay-rake, one of a selection of 29 tiles from the Donald P. Costello Collection, tin-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in black, Liverpool, 18th century |
| Physical description | Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with a scene of two peasants, possibly harvesters, picknicking. One holds a small cask while the other trims some food with a knife, a loaf of bread by his side. Between them, a girl holding a hay-rake leans her right elbow on the left shoulder of the man with the cask, her left arm outstretched. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of the Donald P. Costello Collection |
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| Accession number | C.171-2021 |
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| Record created | January 4, 2019 |
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