Tile

Dateca. 1760

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)

Dimensions5 1/8" square

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1989-179

DescriptionSquare tile. Bluish 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 seen here was also used in Bristol (see CWF accession 1989-178), but with a bluer ground and a stronger shade of manganese on a tile a quarter of an inch larger in size. Tiles in this pattern from both Liverpool and Bristol are known.
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ProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London