Tile
Dateca. 1740
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
Dimensions5" square
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1989-189
DescriptionSquare tile. Whitish tin glaze decorated in blue with a scene depicting Jacob wrestling with the angel (from Genesis 33:24): two figures, one an angel, stand in a landscape with arms entwined, encircled by two concentric bands; barred ox-head corners.Label TextApproximately 130 biblical scenes are recorded on English delft tiles, many of which were copied from the more than 500 found on Dutch examples. This particular biblical scene does not appear on Dutch tiles, but it does appear on a privately owned English delft basket dated 1698. Better-painted versions of this scene are attributed to London. Fragments of a tile with this scene have been excavated in Lambeth at Fore Street.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)NoProvenanceJonathan Horne (Antiques) Ltd., London
