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The Dog in the manger

Tile
ca. 1770-ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sadler and Green (maker)
Place of origin
Liverpool (made)

Decoration: The dog in the manger. Printed in black. At bottom right an adjoining tile appears to have been attached during firing.

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Tiles
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Tile
TitleThe Dog in the manger (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Brief description
C
Physical description
Decoration: The dog in the manger. Printed in black. At bottom right an adjoining tile appears to have been attached during firing.
Dimensions
  • Width: 131mm
  • Thickness: 8mm
Credit line
Mellor Bequest
Subjects depicted
Dog
Manger
Ox
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: 760. Ray 1973, No: D8-12.
Other number
N.492 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.45-1963

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O20686/the-dog-in-the-manger-tile-sadler-and-green/
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