Tile
1760-1775 (made)
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Tin-glazed eartheneware tile, painted in blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese-purple with a wren on a spray, within a scrollwork panel. In each corner, a quarter of a formal flower in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Delftware. Tile, tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration of a wren on a spray, England, 1760-1775. |
| Physical description | Tin-glazed eartheneware tile, painted in blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese-purple with a wren on a spray, within a scrollwork panel. In each corner, a quarter of a formal flower in blue. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The wren [414:847/A to D-1885] and the tit [414:847/F-1885] are copied from engravings included in The Ladie's Amusement, pl. 160, 162. |
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| Accession number | 414:847/C-1885 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2008 |
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