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

A Scholar teaching a girl to sing

Tile
1758-1761 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Decoration: A scholar teaching a girl to sing. Inscribed J. Sadler Liverpl. Printed in black.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Scholar teaching a girl to sing (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Brief description
Tile depicting a scholar teaching a girl to sing, designed by John Sadler, Liverpool, 1758-1761
Physical description
Decoration: A scholar teaching a girl to sing. Inscribed J. Sadler Liverpl. Printed in black.
Dimensions
  • Width: 128mm
  • Thickness: 9mm
Credit line
Given by Mr R. J. Charleston, through the executors of Mr L. L. Lipski
Object history
Mr L.L. Lipski, London.
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. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
  • Ray 1973, No: B6-5.
Other number
N.443 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.141-1981

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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