Wall tile
Category
Ceramics
Date
1800
Materials
Tin-glazed earthenware
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196460.14
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 three figures in a boat fishing with nets. There are also swans on the water and a windmill on the shore to the left of the picture with two further buildings. There are numerous boats in the background including one with a person aboard. A second windmill can be glimpsed in the background too.