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DS1989-0583
Tile, one of a pair
DS1989-0583

Tile, one of a pair

Dateca. 1760
OriginEngland, Liverpool
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
Dimensions4 7/8" square
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1989-177,2
DescriptionTwo originally square tiles with canted sides. Blue tin glaze decorated in manganese with three grazing deer: on one, a doe and two bucks; on the other, two does and a buck; buttercup corners.
Label TextThese two tiles and another from the same series of grazing deer were adapted from The Ladies Amusement, a volume of drawings intended to be used by textile and ceramic decorators. The buttercup corner appears to have been used only in Liverpool.
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London
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