Dish
1660-1680 (made)
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This type of lobed serving dish was popular in the Netherlands during the second half of the seventeenth centuries. Silver dishes of this shape, often containing an abundant display of fresh fruit, can be seen on Dutch still life paintings of the period. They were also made in tin-glazed earthenware decorated in Chinese style.
The potters of Delft made such products to compete with the very sought after and expensive porcelains imported by the Dutch East India Company from China. Most of the pottery in Delft was painted in blue on a white, tin-glaze ground, but purple and yellow pigments were also used. Here, the yellow pigment is applied over the blue, making it appear green.
The potters of Delft made such products to compete with the very sought after and expensive porcelains imported by the Dutch East India Company from China. Most of the pottery in Delft was painted in blue on a white, tin-glaze ground, but purple and yellow pigments were also used. Here, the yellow pigment is applied over the blue, making it appear green.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded, with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Lobed moulded dish, tin-glazed earthenware with oriental landscape with figures, painted in blue, manganese and yellow, Delft, 1660-1680 |
| Physical description | Lobed moulded dish, tin-glazed earthenware with oriental landscape with figures, painted in blue, manganese-purple and yellow. The yellow has been painted over the blue so that it appears green. |
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| Gallery label | Dish
made Delft, Netherlands 1660-80
Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded, with painted decoration
C.329-1930(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Ceila Hemming |
| Summary | This type of lobed serving dish was popular in the Netherlands during the second half of the seventeenth centuries. Silver dishes of this shape, often containing an abundant display of fresh fruit, can be seen on Dutch still life paintings of the period. They were also made in tin-glazed earthenware decorated in Chinese style. The potters of Delft made such products to compete with the very sought after and expensive porcelains imported by the Dutch East India Company from China. Most of the pottery in Delft was painted in blue on a white, tin-glaze ground, but purple and yellow pigments were also used. Here, the yellow pigment is applied over the blue, making it appear green. |
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| Accession number | C.329-1930 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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