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The Disguised astrologer
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The Disguised astrologer
- Object:
Tile
- Place of origin:
Liverpool (made)
- Date:
ca. 1765-ca. 1775 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Sadler and Green (printer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel
- Credit Line:
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
- Museum number:
3611-1901
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery, case 4, shelf 8, box TRAY2
Physical description
Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel of a lady consulting an astrologer, behind whose chair a young man is hiding. Rococo scrolled border.
Place of Origin
Liverpool (made)
Date
ca. 1765-ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/maker
Sadler and Green (printer)
Materials and Techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel
Dimensions
Width: 12.6 cm, Thickness: 0.8 cm
Object history note
Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology. Transferred, 1901.
Descriptive line
Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel, printed by Sadler and Green, Liverpool, ca. 1765-ca. 1775.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
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 Tiles, No: 706. Ray 1973, No: D2-7.
Materials
Earthenware; Tin glaze; Enamel
Techniques
Transfer printed
Subjects depicted
Astrologer; Man; Woman; Globes (cartographic spheres); Scroll
Categories
Delftware; Tiles; Earthenware; Ceramics
Collection
Ceramics Collection
