A Fortune-teller and a girl with a rake
Tile
ca. 1765-ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1765-ca. 1775 (made)
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Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in red enamel of a fortune-teller with two children, and telling the fortune of a girl holding a hay-rake. In the background is a young man. Rococo scrolled border. In a brass frame.
Object details
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| Title | A Fortune-teller and a girl with a rake (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in red enamel |
| Brief description | Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in red enamel, printed by Sadler and Green, Liverpool, ca. 1765-ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Tile of enamelled grey tin-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in red enamel of a fortune-teller with two children, and telling the fortune of a girl holding a hay-rake. In the background is a young man. Rococo scrolled border. In a brass frame. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology. Transferred, 1901. |
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| Other number | N.478 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no. |
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| Accession number | 3606-1901 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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