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

October

Plate
1759-1771 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue with men sampling beer. Scene outside a house with barrels in the foreground. One of the men standing amongst them holds a long pipe, and another a bottle and a glass, while a third is rolling a barrel. Inscribed 'October', one of a series illustrating the months.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOctober (series title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
'October' plate from series of the months, wine barrels in landscape, made at "'t Fortuyn", Delft, 1759-71, tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Physical description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue with men sampling beer. Scene outside a house with barrels in the foreground. One of the men standing amongst them holds a long pipe, and another a bottle and a glass, while a third is rolling a barrel. Inscribed 'October', one of a series illustrating the months.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.7cm
  • Height: 3.0cm
  • Weight: 600g
measured feb 2010
Marks and inscriptions
'WVDB' (Painted in blue, the mark of Elisabeth Elling, widow of Pieter van den Briel of the factory a the sign of 'Fortune' (de Fortuin))
Gallery label
Plate from series of the months, "October" under the ownership of Van den Briel-Elling, made at the factory "'t Fortuyn", Delft, Netherlands 1759-71 Mark: 'WVDB', painted in blue Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration 3852-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Jermyn Street Collection.
Production
Made at the factory of 'f Fortuyn under the ownership of Van den Briel-Elling. The Widow Van den Briel-Elling used this mark from 1759-71.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • The Hague. 2001, Vol.II. pp.264-271.
  • [Sale Catalogue]. Amsterdam : Christie's. 5 May 2002. Lot 443.
Collection
Accession number
3852-1901

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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