Tile
1740-60 (decorated)
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Tin-glazed earthenware tile, painted in manganese purple with a scene of Jesus healing a supplicant, with a disciple with another figure looking on. The scene is in an octagon border of two fine lines, outside of which is a mottled manganese ground with four ragged flower motifs quartered in each corner.
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in manganese purple |
Brief description | Jesus heals a supplicant, one of a selection of 29 tiles from the Donald P. Costello Collection, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in manganese purple with a mottled manganese border, Liverpool, 18th century |
Physical description | Tin-glazed earthenware tile, painted in manganese purple with a scene of Jesus healing a supplicant, with a disciple with another figure looking on. The scene is in an octagon border of two fine lines, outside of which is a mottled manganese ground with four ragged flower motifs quartered in each corner. |
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Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of the Donald P. Costello Collection |
Bibliographic reference | Anthony Ray, English delftware tiles, 1973 |
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Accession number | C.190-2021 |
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Record created | January 4, 2019 |
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