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

Tile

ca. 1775-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Decoration: Vase of lozenge shape with an acanthus scroll and portrait medallion. Printed in black and overpainted in green.
Glaze: Traces of glaze on the back.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
One square earthenware tile, with a design of an urn with festoons and a border of scrolled foliage, printed in black and painted in green. English (Liverpool), late 18th century.
Physical description
Decoration: Vase of lozenge shape with an acanthus scroll and portrait medallion. Printed in black and overpainted in green.
Glaze: Traces of glaze on the back.
Dimensions
  • Width: 128mm
  • Thickness: 8mm
Credit line
Given by Miss Anson
Subject 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 Tiles, No: 780 (illustrated). Ray 1973, No: E2-14.
Other number
N.516 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.94-1926

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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