On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Dish

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Weduwe N.S.A. Brantjes & Co. (maker)
Place of origin
Purmerend (made)

Earthenware dish decorated with Iris, Purmerend, ca. 1900, maker Weduwe N.S.A. Brantjes & Co.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Earthenware
Brief description
Earthenware dish decorated with Iris, Purmerend, ca. 1900, maker Weduwe N.S.A. Brantjes & Co.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 44.7cm
Style
Art Nouveau
Marks and inscriptions
A sabot and ''NB' faience de Purmerende Hollands 1095 Decor' and other symbols, painted in black
Gallery label
(24/05/2017)
Label for 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900', Gallery 101, de-canted March 2017:

'19
Dish
About 1900

In 1895 Petronella van Rijn decided to establish a new pottery on the site of her late husband's fireproof-brick factory. Initially, she produced earthenware, but she quickly moved on to more adventurous designs. This dish shows Brantjes pottery at its best, with floral designs in Art Nouveau style.

The Netherlands, Purmerend; manufactured by Weduwe N.S.A. Brantjes & Co.; design probably taken from the pattern books of Eugène Grasset
Earthenware, painted

Museum no. C.100-1967
Given by Stuart Durant'
DISH
Weduwe N. S. A. Brantjes &

Co.

Manufacturer

Holland (Purmerend):

about 1900

Earthenware with

painted decoration

C.100-1967

The Brantjes factory was established in 1895 by Petronella Eleonora Maria Clementina van Rijn (1849-1917), the widow (Weduwe) of Nicolaas S. A. Brantjes, on the site of her husband's fireproof brick factory. Her associate in this venture was Egbert Estie (1865-about 1910) who left three years later to begin the Zuid-Holland factory at Gouda. This dish, with variations of the pattern, was made in some quantities. It shows the Brantjes production at its stylish best in the floral art nouveau manner.

Given by Stuart Durant
Credit line
Given by Stuart Durant
Object history
The Brantjes factory was established in 1894-5 by Petronella Eleonora Maria Clementina van Rijn (1849-1917), the widow (Weduwe) of Nicolaas S.A.Brantjes, on the site of her husband's fireproof brick factory. Her associate in this venture was Egbert Estié (1865-about 1910) who left three years later to begin the Zuid-Holland factory at Gouda. This dish, with variations of the pattern, was made in some quantities. It shows the Brantjes production at its stylish best in the floral Art Nouveau manner.
Subject depicted
Iris
Bibliographic references
  • Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000
  • Coutts, Howard, Emile Gallé and the Origins of Art Nouveau(County Durham, The Bowes Museum, 2007). ISBN 0-9548182-6-7.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.100-1967

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Record createdDecember 19, 2003
Record URL
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