Tile
Dateca. 1765
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
Dimensions5 1/4" square
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1989-190
DescriptionSquare tile with canted sides. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with a scene depicting Moses and the burning bush (Exodus 3:4): a man standing in a rocky landscape holding a crooked staff with a burning bush to his left, encircled by double concentric bands; barred ox-head corners.Label TextThree much better painted versions of the same scene are recorded with different borders. The late London attribution is based on the dark blue decoration.
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ProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London
