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

Tile Panel

ca. 1700-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cornelis Boumeester was a tile painter who specialised in land and seascapes. From the late 17th century, Boumeester worked at a factory on Rotterdam's Delftschevaart.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
102 tiles; C
Physical description
Tile panel, tin-glazed earthenware.
Dimensions
  • Approx. width: 222cm
Marks and inscriptions
signed 'C. BOVMEESTER'
Credit line
Given by Mr Henry Van der Bergh through Art Fund
Subject depicted
Summary
Cornelis Boumeester was a tile painter who specialised in land and seascapes. From the late 17th century, Boumeester worked at a factory on Rotterdam's Delftschevaart.
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Dutch Tiles: The Van Den Bergh Gift. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1923, no.129.
  • Graves, Alun. Tiles and Tilework of Europe. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2002, fig. 4.17, p84-5.
Other number
Van Den Bergh 129 - Rackham (1923)
Collection
Accession number
C.470-1923

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
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