About the Artwork
Tile
between 1777 and 1780
(Artist) English Richard Abbey (Artist) English, 1754-1819
Tin-glazed earthenware with black transfer printed decoration
Overall: 4 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 1/4 inches (12.4 × 12.4 × 0.6 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Mrs. E. B. Gibbs
23.56
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, on tile, under image of woman.
Provenance
Mrs. Eugene Beauharnais Gibbs
1923-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Richard Abbey; English, Tile, between 1777 and 1780, tin-glazed earthenware with black transfer printed decoration. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. E. B. Gibbs, 23.56.
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