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Plaque
1735-1750
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Delft; South Holland; Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2688
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2688
Object Name
Plaque
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Delft; South Holland; Netherlands; Europe
Date
1735-1750
Subject(s)
- Maritime
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
0.787 (H) x 8.13 (W) x 8.858 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2 (H) x 20.65 (W) x 22.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Aronson, Robert & Lambooy, Suzanne M. R. 2010 Dutch Delftware including "Facing East: Oriental Sources for Dutch Delftware Chinoiserie Figures"...
• Blue and white Dutch delft plack of same shape with different (shell-shape) pierced tab at top for hanging: p. 111, no. 61, perhaps same factory as Winterthur's, with central scene of cityscape with ice skaters. Delft, c. 1740-60. (See Registrar's file.)Catalogue: 2007 Christie's (sales catalogue).
• Polychrome chinoiserie Dutch somewhat similar shape delft plaque with chinese figures, flower and bird: January 26, 2010 (NY), Benjamin F. Edwards III sale, lot 290Book: Aronson, Robert, et al. 2023 Below the Glaze: Dated Delftware.
• Polychrome plaque of somewhat similar shape with central scene of garniture and other ceramics against yellow ground: p. 273, dated 1769.Catalogue: Aronson Antiquairs of Amsterdam. 2024 Delftware The French Connection: A Parisien Private Collection and Other Recent Acquisitions.
• Blue and white plaque of similar form with painted maritime scene: pp. 80-81, no. 32, Delft, c. 1740.Catalogue: Aronson Antiquairs of Amsterdam. 2024 Delftware The French Connection: A Parisien Private Collection and Other Recent Acquisitions.
• Polychrome plaque of similar form with kakiemon-style painted ornament: pp. 76-77, no. 30, Delft, c. 1740.Catalogue: Aronson Antiquairs of Amsterdam. 2024 Delftware The French Connection: A Parisien Private Collection and Other Recent Acquisitions.
• Polychrome plaque of similar form with kakiemon-style painted ornament: pp. 88-89, no. 35, Delft, dated 1752.