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Mercury instructing Cupid before Venus

Tile
ca. 1765-ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sadler and Green (printer)
Place of origin
Liverpool (made)

Tin-glazed earthenware tile, square, transfer-printed in red with Mercury instructing Cupid before Venus. Border of rococo scrolls.

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Tiles
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Tile
TitleMercury instructing Cupid before Venus (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Transfer-Printed
Brief description
Delftware. Tile, tin-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration depicting Mercury instructing Cupid before Venus, printed by Sadler and Green, Liverpool, ca.1765-ca.1775
Physical description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile, square, transfer-printed in red with Mercury instructing Cupid before Venus. Border of rococo scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Width: 12.7cm
  • Length: 12.7cm
  • Thickness: 0.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Subjects depicted
Mercury
Cupid
Venus
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: 845.4. Ray Tiles, No: 741. Ray 1973, No: D.2-1.
Other numbers
  • N 459 - Delftware (1997) cat. no.
  • Sch. II 53 - Schreiber number
  • CER LOST.78:2 - Previous LOST number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
414:845/C-1885

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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