Two girls at a table drinking coffee, and a fortune-teller
Tile
1758-1761 (made)
1758-1761 (made)
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Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with two girls and an older woman seated at a table drinking coffee. In the background a pavilion with a weather-vane in the form of a figure of Mercury. Border of rococo scrolls, with a Chinese mask at the top.
Object details
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| Title | Two girls at a table drinking coffee, and a fortune-teller (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, 1758-1761. |
| Physical description | Tin-glazed earthenware tile, transfer-printed in black with two girls and an older woman seated at a table drinking coffee. In the background a pavilion with a weather-vane in the form of a figure of Mercury. Border of rococo scrolls, with a Chinese mask at the top. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Given by Lady Schreiber, 1885. Purchased by her from Becks, Bristol, 1869. |
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| Accession number | 414:841/A-1885 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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