Tile
1758-1761 (made)
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Tile of enamelled buff coloured tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel. Decorated with a Highland lady and gentleman in tartans and dancing. A piper is seated in the background. Rococo scrolled border. In a brass frame.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel, in a brass frame |
| Brief description | Tile of enamelled buff coloured tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel, printed by Sadler and Green, Liverpool, 1758-1761. |
| Physical description | Tile of enamelled buff coloured tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel. Decorated with a Highland lady and gentleman in tartans and dancing. A piper is seated in the background. Rococo scrolled border. In a brass frame. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'J. Sadler, Liverpool' (Inscription printed in black.) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1876. Transferred, 1901. |
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| Other number | N.434 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no. |
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| Accession number | 3598-1901 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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