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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

A Woman churning butter, and a boy

Tile
1758-1761 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sadler and Green (printer)
Place of origin
Liverpool (made)

Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with a woman churning butter, accompanied by a boy and dog.


Object details

Categories
Delftware
Tiles
Ceramics
Earthenware
SCRAN
Object type
Tile
TitleA Woman churning butter, and a boy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Transfer-Printed
Brief description
Delftware. Tile, tin-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, by Sadler and Green, Liverpool, 1758-1761.
Physical description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with a woman churning butter, accompanied by a boy and dog.
Dimensions
  • Width: 12.7cm
  • Length: 12.7cm
  • Thickness: 0.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Subjects depicted
Churn
Cow
Figures
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
  • Lady Schreiber, No: 843.4. Ray Tiles, No: 680. Ray 1973, No: B6-14.
Other numbers
  • N 449 - Delftware (1997) cat. no.
  • Sch. II 40 - Schreiber number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
414:843/C-1885

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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