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Terrine and Cover

1750-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
De Porceleyne Bijl Factory (maker)
Place of origin
Delft (made)

Moulded terrine and cover in the shape of a plover on a nest. Painted decoration in blue, green, manganese, yellow and red. Marked with an axe on the bottom and "4" inside the dish, painted in blue

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Delftware
Object type
Terrine and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dish
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Earthenware
Brief description
Terrine and cover, plover on nest, tin-glazed earthenware with painted polychrome decoration, made at the factory "De Porceleyne Bijl", Delft, 1750-80
Physical description
Moulded terrine and cover in the shape of a plover on a nest. Painted decoration in blue, green, manganese, yellow and red. Marked with an axe on the bottom and "4" inside the dish, painted in blue
Dimensions
  • Overall height: 12.2cm
  • Width: 15.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • An axe (on base)
  • '4' (painted in blue)
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Terrine and cover in the shape of a plover on a nest
made at the factory "De Porceleyne Bijl", Delft, Netherlands 1750-80
Marks: an axe and '4', painted in blue
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration

C.188&A-1927
Credit line
Given by Signora Ada Cardinale
Bibliographic references
  • The Hague. 2001, Vol.II. pp.224-243.
  • Lahaussois, Christine. Faïences de Delft. Paris, 1998. Cat. 283
  • Marion S. van Aken-Fehmers, in: La donation Clare van Beusekom-Hamburger: Faiences et porcelaines des XVIe-XVIIIe siecels, Musee Ariana, Geneve, 2010, Cat 14, p. 133, colour plate p. 44,
  • Passion for Porcelain: masterpieces of ceramics from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. p.265
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.188&A-1927

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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