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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

1725-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Decoration: Wolf, within an octagonal border with floral motis at each corner, Blue and powdered blue. Body: Buff, medium-grained. 2 pin-holes near corners of front. Surface: Concave.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Delftware tile, wolf, probably Liverpool, 1725-50.
Physical description
Decoration: Wolf, within an octagonal border with floral motis at each corner, Blue and powdered blue. Body: Buff, medium-grained. 2 pin-holes near corners of front. Surface: Concave.
Dimensions
  • Width: 127mm
  • Thickness: 6mm
Credit line
Given by Mr R. J. Charleston, through the executors of Mr L. L. Lipski
Object history
Bought by Mr L.L. Lipski from Elson, Bristol, 1969-71. Given by Mr R.J. Charleston through the executors of Mr L.L. Lipski.
Subjects 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, p. 463. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
  • Ray Tiles, No: 240.
Other number
N.171 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.121-1981

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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