Mrs Mattocks as Prins Catherine

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Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Artist/Maker	Green, Guy (printer)
Place of origin	Liverpool (made)

Tile of enamelled tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel with a figure of actress Mrs Mattocks as Princess Catherine. Border of lattice-work with emblems of the stage, and is in a brass frame.

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Categories	Delftware Tiles Ceramics Earthenware SCRAN
Object type	Tile
Title	Mrs Mattocks as Prins Catherine (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel, in a brass frame Earthenware Tin Glaze Enamel Brass Transfer Printed
Brief description	Tile of enamelled tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel with a figure of actress Mrs Mattocks as Princess Catherine, probably printed by Guy Green, Liverpool, ca. 1777-1780.
Physical description	Tile of enamelled tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel with a figure of actress Mrs Mattocks as Princess Catherine. Border of lattice-work with emblems of the stage, and is in a brass frame.
Dimensions	Width: 12.8cm Thickness: 0.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	'MRS MATTOCKS' (Above the actress) 'as PRINS CATHERINE' (Below the actress)
Credit line	Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history	Given by George C. Parr, Esq. in 1875. Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1876. Transferred, 1901.
Subjects depicted	Theatre Figure Lyre Masks Torches Woman Mattocks, Isabella
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 M.P.G. 1876, S.6.a. Ray 1973, No: F1-23.
Other number	N.584 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	3602-1901

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Record created	January 29, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O20528/mrs-mattocks-as-prins-catherine-tile-green-guy/

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