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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Bristol (made)

Earthenware, painted in blue by John Bowen, within a curcular medallion, a poplar tree in middle, pagoda to the right, buildings in the distance on the left, in each corner a stylised flower. English (Bristol), about 1750

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Categories	Delftware Ceramics Earthenware Tiles SCRAN
Object type	Tile
Materials and techniques	Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description	Earthenware, painted in blue by John Bowen, within a curcular medallion, a poplar tree in middle, pagoda to the right, buildings in the distance on the left, in each corner a stylised flower. English (Bristol), about 1750
Physical description	Earthenware, painted in blue by John Bowen, within a curcular medallion, a poplar tree in middle, pagoda to the right, buildings in the distance on the left, in each corner a stylised flower. English (Bristol), about 1750
Dimensions	Approx. width: 132mm Approx. thickness: 9mm
Marks and inscriptions	Transliteration .
Object history	Taken from a demolished house in Stourbridge. Purchased from Mr S.A. Griffiths, Stourbridge, 1923.
Subjects depicted	Landscapes (Representations) Buildings Houses Pagodas (Buildings)
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, p. 450. ISBN 0 11 290499 8 Lane, Pl: 38.L. Ray Tiles, Nos: 149-156, 162 and 167-178. Horne Tiles, Nos: 102-135.
Other number	N.114 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.383-1923

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Record created	February 5, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73875/tile-unknown/

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