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Unknown Maker, Dutch

Plate

Maker

Unknown Maker, Dutch

Culture

Dutch

Title

Plate

Year

1650-1675

Medium

  • Earthenware with tin glaze and enamel

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Earthenware with tin glaze and enamel

Materials

tin-glazed earthenware

Dimensions

Diameter: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Theodora Lyman

Object Number

19.312

Type

  • Ceramics

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 4: Blue

Exhibition History

Past Made Present
Dutch Shadows in the Black Atlantic
Sep 03, 2022 – Aug 06, 2023

Label copy

Dutch potters produced tin-glazed earthenware decorated with cobalt blue to imitate Chinese porcelain. Although foreign traders were forbidden to engage directly with Chinese artisans, knowledge of how to produce porcelain was eventually developed by Europeans in the early 1700s.

Mrs. Alexis B. Hafken Farago Bridge Gallery
Jan 02, 2014

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Unknown Maker, Dutch
Plate, 1650-1675
Earthenware with tin glaze and enamel
Diameter: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 inches)
Gift of Theodora Lyman 19.312

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