National Museums Liverpool M2232

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Source Description:

An invitation to a meeting of the Society of Bucks, signed "J. Evans Fecit Liverpool" meaning that Jeremiah Evans engraved it. The Society of Bucks was a Friendly Society which seems to have rivalled Freemansonry in popularity in the 1750s, but went into rapid decline after 1800. The design of
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Commemorative, Heraldic and Historical Events
Date
1757-61
Dimensions
  • Height: 0.70 in (1.78 cm)
  • Length: 12.80 in (32.51 cm)
  • Width: 12.80 in (32.51 cm)
Maker
Unknown
Engraver's Name
Jeremiah Evans
Printer's Name
John Sadler and Guy Green

Printer's Mark:

Description:

Tin-glazed earthenware (so-called delftware) tile printed in red in Liverpool by Sadler and Green with "The Arms of the Society of Bucks" (Anthony Ray, Liverpool Printed Tiles, 1994, no. B1-2). The engraver was probably Jeremiah Evans, whose signature as engraver is found on porcelain printed in Liverpool by Sadler. Evans was probably newly arrived in Liverpool when he advertised in 1757: "J. Evans, engraver,
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