Tile

Date1750-1770

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)

Dimensions5 3/8" Square

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1989-187

DescriptionSquare tile. Blue tin glaze decorated in blue with a stylized vase of flowers on top of a shaped cartouche filled with a trellis diaper and flower-head design; smaller cartouches with knobs and tendrils at the corners.
Label TextThis tile is identical in design to a Liverpool example in the CWF collection (accession 1989-188), but the color of the glaze, the shade of blue, and the clarity of the lines are different.
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MarkingsNone
ProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London

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