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Mr Lee Lewis in the character of Harlequin

Tile
ca. 1777-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sadler and Green (factory)
Green, Guy (printer)
Place of origin
Liverpool (made)

Tin-glazed earthenware, design of full-length theatrical portrait of Mrs. Lessingham in the character of Ophelia with elaborate border including masks, torches and musical instruments, white back ground transfer printed in black from an engraved copper plate, by Guy Green, Sadler and Green. England (Liverpool), about 1777-1780

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Tiles
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Tile
TitleMr Lee Lewis in the character of Harlequin (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Enamels
Glazed
Transfer Printed
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware, design of full-length theatrical portrait of Mrs. Lessingham in the character of Ophelia with elaborate border including masks, torches and musical instruments, white back ground transfer printed in black from an engraved copper plate, by Guy Green, Sadler and Green. England (Liverpool), about 1777-1780
Physical description
Tin-glazed earthenware, design of full-length theatrical portrait of Mrs. Lessingham in the character of Ophelia with elaborate border including masks, torches and musical instruments, white back ground transfer printed in black from an engraved copper plate, by Guy Green, Sadler and Green. England (Liverpool), about 1777-1780
Dimensions
  • Width: 128mm
  • Thickness: 7mm
Subjects depicted
Theatre
Figure
Lyre
Masks
Harlequin
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: 784. Ray 1973, No: F1-16.
  • Ray 1973, No: F1-1.
  • Ray, Anthony, Liverpool Printed Tiles, Jonathan Horne, London, 1994, pp 13, 57-63.
Other number
N.567 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.23-1993

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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