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

Tile

ca. 1765-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with an image of a couple walking past a potted pineapple plant in a formal garden. Border of rococo scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Brief description
Delftware tile, tin-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, printed by Sadler and Green, Liverpool, England, ca. 1765-1775.
Physical description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with an image of a couple walking past a potted pineapple plant in a formal garden. Border of rococo scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.7cm
  • Width: 12.7cm
  • Thickness: 0.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber, 1885. Purchased by her from Walker sale (Sothebys), 1869.
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
  • Lady Schreiber, No: 842.3.
  • Ray 1973, No: D4-11.
  • Ray Tiles, No: 671.
Other numbers
  • N 466 - Delftware (1997) cat. no.
  • Sch. II 35 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:842/3-1885

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Record createdFebruary 8, 2000
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