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A Gallant and shepherdess, and an old woman wringing her hands

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

Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel of a shepherdess with her lover in a landscape. An old woman approached from behind, wringing her hands. Rococo scrolled border. In a brass frame.

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Tiles
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Tile
TitleA Gallant and shepherdess, and an old woman wringing her hands (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel, in a brass frame
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Enamel
Brass
Transfer Printed
Brief description
Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel, printed by Sadler and Green, Liverpool, ca. 1765-ca. 1775.
Physical description
Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel of a shepherdess with her lover in a landscape. An old woman approached from behind, wringing her hands. Rococo scrolled border. In a brass frame.
Dimensions
  • Width: 12.4cm
  • Thickness: 0.8cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology. Transferred, 1901.
Subjects depicted
Figures
Shepherdess
Man
Landscape
Scroll
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
  • Ray 1973, No: D5-2.
Other number
N.470 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3604-1901

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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