Overglaze
Printing on earthenware and stoneware 1750-1800
National Museums Liverpool
Pattern Source Source Description: "A Modern Demirep on the Look-Out" by Grignion after Brandoin, published by Robert Sayer on 25 September 1771. |
Shape Type: Miscellaneous Pattern Type: Genre Scenes Date: c. 1771-1780 Dimensions:
Maker: Unknown Printer: Guy Green Description: Tin-glazed earthenware (so-called delftware) tile printed in black in Liverpool by Guy Green with "A Modern Demirep on the Look-Out", an image of a fashionably dressed prostitute which must date from after 1771 when the source print was published. On the tile the woman has been transformed into respectability by removing the caption and putting her in a rural setting. The design... BACK TO CATALOG INDEX
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