Tile

Dateca. 1760

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)

Dimensions5 3/8" square

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1989-178

DescriptionSquare tile. Blue tin glaze decorated in blue, yellow, green, orange, and dark manganese with a large vase of flowers in the Fazackerly style. No border or corner decoration.
Label TextThe same design was also used in Liverpool (see CWF accession 1989-179), but the ground on this one is much bluer and the manganese much stronger. Also, this tile is a quarter of an inch larger than the Liverpool example.
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ProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London

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