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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Liverpool (made)

Tile with chinoiserie design of a figure; One of nine tiles, earthenware ("delft"), painted in colours with figure subjects. English (Bristol)

Cat. nos. N.363-N.389 are of related design. Of these, nos. N.364-8 are closely similar, as are N.371-3, N.374-6, N.379-80, N.381-4, N.385-6 and N.387-9.

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Categories	Delftware Tiles Ceramics
Object type	Tile
Materials and techniques	Tin-glazed earthenware Earthenware
Brief description	One of nine tiles, earthenware ("delft"), painted in colours with figure subjects. English (Bristol)
Physical description	Tile with chinoiserie design of a figure; One of nine tiles, earthenware ("delft"), painted in colours with figure subjects. English (Bristol) Cat. nos. N.363-N.389 are of related design. Of these, nos. N.364-8 are closely similar, as are N.371-3, N.374-6, N.379-80, N.381-4, N.385-6 and N.387-9.
Dimensions	Cat. nos. N.364 - N.376 and N.378 - N.389 are of varying sizes. Width: 126 to 130mm and thickness: 8 to 9mm.
Marks and inscriptions	Transliteration .
Credit line	Given by Mr G. Abercromby
Object history	Given by Mr G. Abercromby, London, 1924.
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, Nos: 561-566.
Other number	N.368 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	CIRC.487-1924

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O277393/tile-unknown/

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