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On Display: House - Readbourne Parlor
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
1640-1675
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Maakum or Harlingen; Friesland; Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.4721.010
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4721.010
Object Name
Tile (Fireplace or wall tile)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Maakum or Harlingen; Friesland; Netherlands; Europe
Date
1640-1675
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.06 (H) x 5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.86 (H) x 12.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Schaap, Ella B. 1994 Bloemen op tegels in de Gouden Eeuw Van prent tegel. and: Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Printes.
• Polychrome tiles with "double snake's heads" flowers and same borders and corners: p. 100, pl. 47, made in Makkum or Harlingen, Friesland, 1640-70Book: Schaap, Ella B. 1984 Dutch Tiles in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• Polychrome tiles with "double snake's heads" flowers and same borders and corners: pp. 88-89, nos. 90-91, 1640-75