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The Sailor's return

Tile
1758-1761 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sadler and Green (printer)
Place of origin
Liverpool (made)

Decoration: The sailor's return. Printed in black.

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Tiles
Earthenware
Ceramics
Object type
Tile
TitleThe Sailor's return (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with transfper-printed decoration
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Transfer-Printed
Brief description
C
Physical description
Decoration: The sailor's return. Printed in black.
Dimensions
  • Width: 127mm
  • Thickness: 7mm
Credit line
Given by Mr R. Holland-Martin
Subjects depicted
Figures
Seaman
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 Tiles, No: 679. Ray 1973, No: B6-23.
Other number
N.450 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.583-1922

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O20622/the-sailors-return-tile-sadler-and-green/
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