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Tile

ca. 1759-ca. 1762 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tin-glazed earthenware tile printed in black. It depicts a scholar teaching a girl to sing, both seated under a tree in a rural landscape, within a rococo-style scrolling border.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Delftware tile depicting a scholar teaching a girl to sing, printed in black, designed by John Sadler, possibly made by Guy Green, Liverpool, ca.1759-ca.1762
Physical description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile printed in black. It depicts a scholar teaching a girl to sing, both seated under a tree in a rural landscape, within a rococo-style scrolling border.
Dimensions
  • Width: 127mm
  • Thickness: 7mm
Credit line
Given by Mr R. J. Charleston, through the executors of Mr L. L. Lipski
Object history
Bought by Mr L.L. Lipski from Mr A.F. Allbrook, Kensington, September 1950.
Subjects depicted
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, 1973, No: B6-5.
Other number
N.444 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.142-1981

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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