Tile

Dateca. 1770

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)

Dimensions5" square

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1989-182

DescriptionSquare tile. White tin glaze decorated in blue, manganese, red, yellow, and green with a large bird, perhaps a pheasant, in a green leafy landscape; no border or corner decoration. On the back, the number 11 in black.
Label TextAnother recorded tile has the same pattern, and a tile with a bird in the identical position has different colors and a border. A numeral on the back seems to be characteristic of Liverpool tiles.
InscribedOn the back, the number 11 in black.
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London

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