Wall tile
Category
Ceramics
Date
1800
Materials
Tin-glazed earthenware
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196460.11
Summary
One of a collection of twenty two white Dutch delftware tiles, hand painted underglaze blue decoration on white ground. Various rural landscapes contained in roundel, single foliate spray to each corner. cf. those in Library, cf.SPE.M.112.A. This picture shows a horse-drawn carriage pulled by two horses passing along a track by a shore. 1 person is driving the horses and four further figures sit in the carriage. There are also two figures in the foreground, One of whom is seated and is pointed to his left. There are buildings and a boat in the foreground.