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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plate

1690-1710 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel. Round the rim are Cupids among clouds. In the middle is a representation of Jacob's Dream. He lies under a tree and the ladder with angels descending in the background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with in-glaze blue
Brief description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel, De Roos factory, Delft, 1690-1710.
Physical description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel. Round the rim are Cupids among clouds. In the middle is a representation of Jacob's Dream. He lies under a tree and the ladder with angels descending in the background.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'R' (Painted in blue)
Gallery label
Plate depicting Jacob's dream made at the factory "De Roos", Delft, Netherlands 1690-1710 Mark: 'ROOS', painted in blue Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration C.1761-1919(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Production
border similar to 899-1895
Also depicted by De Jonge 1969, p. 57
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Vandekar, E.D. An introduction to Dutch Delftware: an exhibition 3rd-14th July 1978. London : BADA, 1978. 3 p.
  • Warren, Ph. Collecting Dutch Delft plates. Antiques. August 1975. 247 p., fig. 3
  • Matusz, J. Delfter Fayence. Bern/Stuttgart, 1977. 44 p.
Collection
Accession number
C.1761-1919

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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