Panel
1665 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This panel is the work of a specialist in this form of inlay. The mother of pearl was imported from the Dutch colonies. Van Rijwijck's earliest work is a panel in Dresden, dated 1654. There are table-tops in the Neues Plais, Postdam, and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Vase of flowers; Slate inlaid dutch 1665. D. van Rijswijck. |
| Physical description | Slate panel inlaid with mother of pearl. The vase of flowers with no handles is set on a pedestal and is engraved with a classical head between garlands. Above a butterfly and a dragonfly, below a creeping snail and a monkey with a chain about its waist seated on the plinth. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "D. V. RYSWYCK INV. ET FECIT AO 1665" |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This panel is the work of a specialist in this form of inlay. The mother of pearl was imported from the Dutch colonies. Van Rijwijck's earliest work is a panel in Dresden, dated 1654. There are table-tops in the Neues Plais, Postdam, and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Review of the Principal Acquisitions During the Year 1928. London. p. 9. pl. 7. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.26-1928 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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