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A Festive scene

Tile Panel
ca. 1720-1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
London (made)

Decoration: Tile panel (66 tiles). A festive scene. Blue.
Body: Pin-holes near the corners of front.
Glaze: Glaze covered with a kwaart.
Surface: Uneven.

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Tiles
Object type
Tile panel
TitleA Festive scene (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Glazed
Brief description
66 tiles; C
Physical description
Decoration: Tile panel (66 tiles). A festive scene. Blue.
Body: Pin-holes near the corners of front.
Glaze: Glaze covered with a kwaart.
Surface: Uneven.
Dimensions
  • Overall height: 138.8cm
  • Overall width: 76cm
  • Each tile height: 124mm
  • Each tile width: 124mm
Object history
Purchased from Mr E.R. Daun, Lambeth Distillery, London, 1912.
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
  • Horne Tiles, p.117.
Other number
N.2 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.195-1912

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O20598/a-festive-scene-tile-panel-unknown/
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