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A Cleric and two gentlemen drinking at a table

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

Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel. With a print of the cleric and two gentlemen drinking and smoking at a table. Rococo scrolled border. In a gilt frame.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Cleric and two gentlemen drinking at a table (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel, in a gilt frame
Brief description
Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel, printed by Sadler and Green, Liverpool, ca. 1765-ca. 1775.
Physical description
Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel. With a print of the cleric and two gentlemen drinking and smoking at a table. Rococo scrolled border. In a gilt frame.
Dimensions
  • Width: 12.6cm
  • Thickness: 0.8cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1876. Transferred, 1901.
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
  • M.P.G. 1876, S.6.E. Ray Tiles, No: 709. Ray 1973, No: D4-7.
Other number
N.465 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
3601-1901

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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