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Mr Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin

Tile
ca. 1777 - 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

27 & 27A-1874, two panels, the larger one is composed of thirty square glazed earthenware tiles with portraits of English actors and actresses in black transfer printing, and ten border tiles, and the smaller one of twelve portrait tiles (duplicates of the former) and six border tiles. Executed by Sadler and Green of Liverpool. English. Second half of 18th century.
This tile depicts Mr. Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin.


Object details

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Object type
TitleMr Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
27 & 27A-1874, two panels, the larger one is composed of thirty square glazed earthenware tiles with portraits of English actors and actresses in black transfer printing, and ten border tiles, and the smaller one of twelve portrait tiles (duplicates of the former) and six border tiles. Executed by Sadler and Green of Liverpool. English. Second half of 18th century.
This tile depicts Mr. Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin.
Physical description
27 & 27A-1874, two panels, the larger one is composed of thirty square glazed earthenware tiles with portraits of English actors and actresses in black transfer printing, and ten border tiles, and the smaller one of twelve portrait tiles (duplicates of the former) and six border tiles. Executed by Sadler and Green of Liverpool. English. Second half of 18th century.
This tile depicts Mr. Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin.
Dimensions
  • Width: 128mm
  • Thickness: 9mm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Object history
Purchased from Mr E.H. Butler, London, 1874.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
  • Ray 1973, No; F1-17.
Other number
N.568 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
27E-1874

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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