Pill-Tile
ca. 1765-1775 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The arms of the Apothecaries' Society (see number (3835-1901) for details) in blue with the inscription OPIFERQUE, PER; ORBEM, DICOR. and the edge in dark manganese-purple.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greenish blue and lumpy on the back.
Shape: Two holes for suspension pierced through the upper part before glazing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greenish blue and lumpy on the back.
Shape: Two holes for suspension pierced through the upper part before glazing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue |
| Brief description | Pill-tile decorated with the arms of the Apothecaries' Society and an inscription |
| Physical description | The arms of the Apothecaries' Society (see number (3835-1901) for details) in blue with the inscription OPIFERQUE, PER; ORBEM, DICOR. and the edge in dark manganese-purple. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greenish blue and lumpy on the back. Shape: Two holes for suspension pierced through the upper part before glazing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed: 'OPIFERQUE, PER; ORBEM, DICOR' |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir St.Clair Thomson |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Sir St.Clair Thomson, London, 1944. |
| Production | London (probably Lambeth High Street, Abigail Griffith) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | 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 |
| Other number | K14. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.100-1944 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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