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Tile

1777-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Green, Guy (printer)
Place of origin
Liverpool (made)

Decoration: Border tiles with candelabra ornament intended to accompany tiles with theatrical scenes. Printed in black.


Object details

Categories
Delftware
Ceramics
Tiles
SCRAN
Object type
Tile
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
C
Border tile.
Framed with 27: 3, 5, 10, 14, 15, 30-36-1874.
Physical description
Decoration: Border tiles with candelabra ornament intended to accompany tiles with theatrical scenes. Printed in black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 128mm
  • Width: 62mm
  • Thickness: 8mm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Object history
Purchased from Mr E.H. Butler, London, 1874. Others renumbered 1993.
Subjects depicted
Torch
Masks
Lyre
Chandeliers
Candelabras
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: G2-2.
Other number
N.611-626 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
27:36-1874

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2003
Record URL
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