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A Gallant chucking a country lass under the chin, watched by a boy

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

Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with a gallant chucking a country girl under the chin, while a boy wiht a baseket of flowers looks on from behind.. Border of rococo scrolls.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Gallant chucking a country lass under the chin, watched by a boy (generic title)
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, ca. 1765-1775.
Physical description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with a gallant chucking a country girl under the chin, while a boy wiht a baseket of flowers looks on from behind.. Border of rococo scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Width: 12.7cm
  • Length: 12.7cm
  • Thickness: 0.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber, 1885. Purchased by her from Becks, Bristol, 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: 841.1. Ray 1973, No: D5-4).
Other numbers
  • N 471 - Delftware (1997) cat. no.
  • Sch. II 29 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:841-1885

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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