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tile
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Object type
Museum number
1887,0307,E.169.20
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Description
Tile; tin-glazed earthenware; square; transfer-printed in black; Mlle Camargo dancing to a pipe and drum; rococo border with leafy stems either side and musical instruments above. The design is adapted from Laurent Cars' engraving of Lancret's picture of the same subject in the Wallace Collection.
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Producer name
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School/style
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1760-1770 (circa)
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Production place
- Made in: Liverpool
- (Europe,United Kingdom,England,Merseyside,Liverpool)
- Printed in: Printed Ware Manufactory
- (Europe,United Kingdom,England,Merseyside,Liverpool,Harrington Street,Printed Ware Manufactory)
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Materials
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Ware
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Technique
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Bibliography
- Hobson 1903 E169
- Ray 1994 p.24, fig.B3-11
- Hobson 1903 E169
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Location
On display: G46/Nwall/p5/bottom/noC
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Subjects
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Associated titles
- Associated Title: Mlle Camargo
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1887
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Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
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Registration number
1887,0307,E.169.20
Tile; tin-glazed earthenware; square; transfer-printed in black; sailor bidding farewell to woman with wheelbarrow, with a ship in the background; rococo scroll border.
Reproduced by permission of the artist. © The Trustees of the British Museum
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