Tea canister

attributed to Liverpool Pottery

Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery

1760

Very similar measurements as standard tiles (5 inch x 5 inch) probably from factory which manufactured tiles. Decorated finely with pastoral scenes - yet European landscapes rarely depicted on such canisters. Therefore probably copied from Grand Tour prints.

• Medium: tin-glazed earthenware
• Dimensions: 16 x 14 x 10 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £900 ( Total: £3,600)
• ArtFunded in: 1991
• Vendor: Jonathan Horne Ltd

Provenance

Mr & Mrs Ronald Billington, Northamptonshire.

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