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Tile (Table-top tile)
The Beheading of John the Baptist
1700-1750
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.4724.015
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4724.015
Object Name
Tile (Table-top tile)
Title
The Beheading of John the Baptist
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Date
1700-1750
Subject(s)
- Biblical scene
- Religious imagery
- Bible
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.7 (H) x 12.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 119, pp. 231-32.Book: de Jonge, C. H. Dutch Tiles.
• Manganese tile with varient on same scene, perhaps after same source: fig. 97 and p. 316Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 350.Catalogue: New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc.
• Danish 1775-1800 tile-topped table: January 17, 2004 sale, lot 1089, with Dutch manganese-painted tiles.Book: 1978 Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum.
• Similar form table with Dutch biblical tiles (same borders as Winterthur type): pp. 106-107, Greenfield Village collection. "The larger of two known."