Ceramic tile from Liverpool
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Contributors: Unknown artist
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Tile, tin-glazed ceramic, 127 mm x 127 mm x 7 mm, 1750–1775, unknown artist; image source: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inventory number C.129-1981, https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O20854/tile-unknown/.
A Chinese motif was the inspiration for this tin-glazed ceramic tile made in Liverpool, England, in the mid-1800s. It depicts a person dressed in typical Chinese robes sitting under a parasol on a hill.
Tile, tin-glazed ceramic, 127 mm x 127 mm x 7 mm, 1750–1775, unknown artist; image source: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inventory number C.129-1981, https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O20854/tile-unknown/.