Tin-glazed earthenware (so-called delftware) tile printed in black in Liverpool with a French cook skewering a dead cat next to some frogs which he has prepared earlier (Anthony Ray, Liverpool Printed Tiles, 1994, no. D3-6).

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National Museums Liverpool 57.115.9

Pattern

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Source

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Source Description:

"France and England", an engraving by Brandoin published in 1772. The half-starved French cook and his miserable victuals are contrasted with the well-fed English cook contemplating plump joints of beef and ham. 

 

Shape Type: Miscellaneous

Pattern Type: Literature, Classical, Mythology, and the Arts

Date: c. 1772-85

Dimensions:

  • Height: 0.24 in (0.60 cm)
  • Length: 4.92 in (12.50 cm)
  • Width: 4.88 in (12.40 cm)

Maker: Unknown

Printer: Guy Green

Description:

Tin-glazed earthenware (so-called delftware) tile printed in black in Liverpool with a French cook skewering a dead cat next to some frogs which he has prepared earlier (Anthony Ray, Liverpool Printed Tiles, 1994, no. D3-6).


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