Tile
Date1740-1760
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
Dimensions5" square
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1989-172
DescriptionSquare tile with canted sides. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with a large hare running through a landscape and hillocks and a fence in the background; dotted flower-head corners.Label TextThis tile is part of a series that forms a continuous hunting scene, each tile representing a single hare, dog, or horseman. Two other examples of this version of a hare, if this short eared creature indeed is a hare, are recorded. The dotted flower-head corner is usually attributed to London.
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ProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London
