Tile
1750-1775 (made)
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Decoration: Chinoiserie designs. Blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese-purple. Some also have red.
Body: Buff, fine-grained.
Surface: Flat.
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.
Body: Buff, fine-grained.
Surface: Flat.
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.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
Brief description | One of sixteen tiles, earthenware, with Chinese figure on a mound, painted in blue, yellow, orange, green and purple, from designs in the Ladies Amusement, the corner designs form a blue flower when the tiles are assembled. English (Bristol), about 1760. 5 1/8" square |
Physical description | Decoration: Chinoiserie designs. Blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese-purple. Some also have red. Body: Buff, fine-grained. Surface: Flat. 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. |
Credit line | Given by Mr G. Abercromby |
Object history | Given by Mr G. Abercromby, London, 1924. |
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Other number | N.370 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no. |
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Accession number | C.1312A-1924 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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