Tile
Date1750-1780
Possibly by
Thomas Whieldon
(1719-1795)
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumWhite salt-glazed stoneware
DimensionsH: 4 13/16"; W: 4 13/16"; D: 11 1/6"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-1
DescriptionTile molded in high relief with a scene depicting Aesop's Fable of The Old Hen and the Cock: within a plain rim, a cock on the edge of a well with a winch and bucket; a hen with four chicks, three eating in the grassy foreground and one perched on a section of fence; a house is in the background; and a tree is to the left over the well.Exhibition(s)
1825 (dated)
ca. 1778
ca. 1778
ca. 1778
ca. 1778
ca. 1778
ca. 1778
1845-1847
19th century
19th century
1736