Name: Delft Purple and white plaque with figures in a landscape Utrecht 1760
Brand: Delft
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Delft Purple and white plaque with figures in a landscape Utrecht 1760

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About the Item

Purple and white plaque with figures in a landscape. Utrecht circa 1760 Lozenge-shaped purple and white plaque with a conversing couple in a landscape. In the foreground a man and a women with a bare bosom sit on a river bank, behind them stands a tree leaning to the left. A church tower and some houses are depicted on the other bank and a boat sails on the water.The molded and raised rim is painted with a continuous branch of leaves, the back is glazed white. The female with bare bosom makes it clear that a pastoral scene is depicted. The man and woman are possible shepherds, although their characteristic staff and sheep are lacking. Pastoral literature enjoyed considerable popularity in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and theme’s from it were frequently used for paintings, drawings and prints. The painter must have taken such a print as an example. The Le J signature is probably of the tile painter and has not yet been identified. Dimensions: length 25 cm / 9.84 in., width 25 cm / 9.84 in. Condition: wear to rim, drilled suspension hole, hairline crack to back. Both top and bottom rim with older restorations. Provenance: Schmitz-Eichhoff collection, Cologne, Germany Besides the mass production of tiles, the tile factories in Utrecht also manufactured in the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries other items on a small scale such as plaques, tobacco boxes, tea-stoves and shoes. Plaques form the largest part of this incidental production, and can stylistically and technically clearly be distinguished from Delft examples. Stylistically they are related more to tiles from Utrecht. The layered structure of the foreground with rocks and low shrubbery is derived from tiles with landscape, shepherd and biblical decors. The same also applies to the (leaning) tree, a typical Utrecht feature. The spiral cloud motives are painted on Utrecht tiles as well. There are also important differences in production techniques. Delft plaques are molded in plaster molds and fired on pins in saggars. The plaques from Utrecht were not fired in saggars, but standing on their side on two small clay cylinders between rows of tiles. The back of the plaques leaned against the tiles. This method of production leaves different marks on the plaques from the pin marks on Delft plaques and these are important keys to establish Delft from non-Delft production. Using molds enables a Delftware pottery to produce the same shape repeatedly, up to dozens or even hundreds of times, depending on how long the molds could be used. The Utrecht plaques are all handmade and can therefore be considered as incidental products instead of items regularly produced.

Creator:
Delft (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 9.85 in (25 cm)Depth: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
Style:
Baroque (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic,Faience,Glazed,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
Netherlands
Period:
Mid-18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1760
Condition:
Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Wear to rim, drilled suspension hole, faint hairline crack to back. Both top and bottom rim with older restorations.
Seller Location:
ROSSUM, NL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU7315240614792

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