Tile
Date1760-1790
OriginEngland, Liverpool
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
Dimensions5 1/8" square
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1989-170
DescriptionSquare tile with canted sides. Whitish tin glaze decorated in blue with a man carrying a bucket on his back in a barren landscape with bare trees; octagonal dash border and Michaelmas daisy corners. On the back, a 4 in black.Label TextThis border and corner decoration is used on Liverpool tiles from several different series. A painted numeral on the back of a tile appears to be a Liverpool characteristic.
InscribedOn the back, a 4 in black.
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London
