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Tile

1750-1775 (made)
Place of origin

Earthenware, in imitation of Delft ware, painted in colours with a Chinese figure in the centre and a quarter of a flower at each corner. English (Bristol), 18th century


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Earthenware, in imitation of Delft ware, painted in colours with a Chinese figure in the centre and a quarter of a flower at each corner. English (Bristol), 18th century
Physical description
Earthenware, in imitation of Delft ware, painted in colours with a Chinese figure in the centre and a quarter of a flower at each corner. English (Bristol), 18th century
Dimensions
  • Width: 12.7cm
  • Thickness: 7mm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Object history
This tile was purchased in November 1892, when the South Kensington Museum bought more than 500 tiles of different types from Mrs Elizabeth Edkins of 12 Charlotte Street, Bristol, for £125.0s.0d
Inventory nrs 920 to 1435-1892
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: 563, 564, 566 (illustrated).
Other number
N.359 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
935A-1892

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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