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In De 3 Blompotten

Tile Panel
ca. 1600-1625 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gorinchem (made)

Tile pictures were produced in the northern Netherlands as house or shop signs from the end of the 16th century. This example was set into the facade of the house of a seed dealer in Gorinchem.

Object details

Categories
Tiles
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Tile panel
TitleIn De 3 Blompotten (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glaze earthenware painted with enamels
Tin Glaze
Earthenware
Painted
Brief description
Tile panel of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, possibly made in Gorinchem, ca. 1600-1625
Physical description
Tile panel of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels with a house sign 'IN DE 3 BLOMPOTTEN' in the middle and two coat of arms. Twenty-six tiles of which 14 form a border of stylised flowers and foliage. The three flower-pots stand on a green mound and each holds five different flowers. The middle one is raised above the others, between which the inscription is painted. The coat of arms in the right-hand upper corner is of the town of Gorinchem. The arms in the left-hand upper corner is of the family of van Arkel.
Dimensions
  • Each tile length: 13.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
'IN DE 3 BLOMPOTTEN' (Painted)
Translation
The three flower pots
Credit line
Given by Mr Henry Van der Bergh through Art Fund
Object history
From the house of a seed dealer in Gorinchem, the Netherlands. The arms are those of the city of Gorinchem and the Van Arkel family.
Subjects depicted
Coat of Arms
Flowers
Foliage
Summary
Tile pictures were produced in the northern Netherlands as house or shop signs from the end of the 16th century. This example was set into the facade of the house of a seed dealer in Gorinchem.
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Dutch Tiles: The Van Den Bergh Gift. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1923, no.127.
  • Graves, Alun. Tiles and Tilework of Europe. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2002, fig. 4.14, p81.
  • Dam, J. D. van, et. al. Dutch tiles in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia : Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1984, p. 162
Other number
Van Den Bergh 127 - Rackham (1923)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.475-1923

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
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