Set of 39 Fireplace or Wall Tiles

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Set of 39 Fireplace or Wall Tiles
Datec. 1750–1775
Made inLiverpool, England
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delftware) with enamel
DimensionsEach: 5 × 5 in. (12.7 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.60.98.1-.39
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Massachusetts Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Surrounding the fireplace is a set of thirty-nine delftware tiles. Made in Liverpool, England, the tiles with “Fazackerley” flowers and birds are characterized by a palette of simple enamel colors in red, yellow, and green, with drawing in black.

Delftware is a variety of earthenware with tin oxide added to its lead glaze formula to give an opaque white effect that was often used to imitate, or at least suggest, the appearance of Chinese porcelain. First produced in England in the late 1500s, delftware grew in popularity in the 1600s as potteries flourished in London, Bristol, and elsewhere in the British Isles. Metallic oxides provided a range of colors for decoration: cobalt for blue, manganese for purple, iron for red, copper for green, and antimony for yellow. Delftware was relatively soft and chipped easily. By the mid-1700s, more durable soft-paste porcelains and salt-glazed stonewares grew in popularity; by the early 1800s, delftware production in England had declined dramatically.


Provenance[Tilley & Co., by September 12, 1955]; [Ginsburg & Levy, September 12, 1955–November 21, 1960]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1960; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Exhibition History

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scan from file photograph
c. 1690–1710
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.61.104.1-.22
Set of Tiles
early 18th century
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.77.23.1-.32
Tile
c. 1760–1770
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware) with transfer print and enamel
B.2005.12
5-Piece Garniture Set
c. 1765–1775
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.59.115.1-.5
Set of six Merryman Plates
c. 1680–1700
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.59.27.1-.6
Pair of Wall Pockets
c. 1755–1775
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.2019.15.1,.2
Ointment Pot
c. 1700–1750
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.59.134
scan from file photograph
c. 1780–1800
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.59.99
Dinner Plate
c. 1740–1750
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.56.65
Dinner Plate
c. 1740
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.56.41.1
scan of file photograph
c. 1750–1760
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.55.25
Dinner Plate (one of a pair)
c. 1770
Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
B.56.88.1