Not currently on display at the V&A

Tile

1740-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Bristol (made)

Decoration:Male figure in landscape, Manganese-purple. Body: Buff, fine-grained. Surface: Flat.


Object details

Categories
Delftware
Ceramics
Earthenware
Tiles
SCRAN
Object type
Tile
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Delftware tile, male figure in a landscape, Bristol, 1740-70.
Physical description
Decoration:Male figure in landscape, Manganese-purple. Body: Buff, fine-grained. Surface: Flat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 132mm
  • Width: 132mm
  • Thickness: 7mm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Object history
Purchased from Mr L. Gautier, London, 1924.
Subjects depicted
Landscapes (Representations)
Figures (Representations)
Buildings
Gates
Bibliographic reference
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, p. 451. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
Other number
N.123 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.955-1924

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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