Tile

Date1750-1780

Possibly by Thomas Whieldon 1719-1795

MediumWhite salt-glazed stoneware

DimensionsH: 4 13/16"; W: 4 13/16"; D: 11 1/6"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-1

DescriptionTile molded in high relief with a scene depicting Aesop's Fable of The Old Hen and the Cock: within a plain rim, a cock on the edge of a well with a winch and bucket; a hen with four chicks, three eating in the grassy foreground and one perched on a section of fence; a house is in the background; and a tree is to the left over the well.