Platter

Object Name:

Platter

Object ID:

1957.008.010

Creator:

Vreeswijk, P. F.Ceramicist

Place of Origin:

Delft, Holland

Date:

1885-1934

Description:

Platter. Tin-glazed earthenware. Oblong shape with scalloped rim. Oval center and flat bottom. Off-white glaze with handpainted polychrome decoration on obverse. Center scene depicts a young man and a young woman sitting on a rock with a tree to their left, a pond or lake behind them and two stone columns in the background. The man leans against the tree and is looking at the woman; the woman holds a fan in her left hand and is looking downward. He is dressed in blue including a jacket, knickers and hat, and has brown shoes. She is dressed in a yellow bodice with wide sleeves, a pink skirt with two blue bands and a pink ribbon or flower in her hair. Scenery colors include greens, browns, blues and grays. Rim decoration includes groups of flowers in blue, pink, gold and green. Edge of rim is decorated with a thin pink line and a wide green band. Maker's mark on reverse is in green underglaze: "VP." Cellophane tape with donor information on bottom.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Tin-glazed

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-11.75 D-9 inches

Provenance:

From the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. No provenance provided on this piece.
The VP maker's mark has been attributed both to the mid-18th-century Veuve Perrin factory of Marseilles, France, and to painter P.F. Vreeswijk who worked at the Porceleyne Fles factory in Delft, Holland, 1885-1934. Curator Wes Balla determined that the painting style was late 19th century, and therefore concurred with the later interpretation.

Credit Line:

The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift

People:

Emery, Fred Parker (1865-1927), Emery, Mary C. (1864-1956)