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On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Tile

1750-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Liverpool (made)

Decoration: Chinoiserie design. Blue.
Body: Buff, fine-grained.
Glaze: Traces of glaze on the back.
Surface: Flat.

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Ceramics
Tiles
Earthenware
Object type
Tile
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Brief description
C
Physical description
Decoration: Chinoiserie design. Blue.
Body: Buff, fine-grained.
Glaze: Traces of glaze on the back.
Surface: Flat.
Dimensions
  • Width: 127mm
  • Thickness: 7mm
Style
Chinoiserie
Credit line
Given by Mr R. J. Charleston, through the executors of Mr L. L. Lipski
Object history
Hodgkin collection. Acquired by Mr L.L. Lipski in an exchange with Mr O. Van Oss, 1952. Given by Mr R.J. Charleston through the executors of Mr L.L. Lipski.
Subjects depicted
Figures (Representations)
Parasol
Floral Patterns
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, Nos: 561-566) (illustrated).
Other number
N.356 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.129-1981

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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