Platter

Object Name:

Platter

Object ID:

1957.008.011

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 standing in the foreground in front of a lake or pond. Background includes a stone column, shrubs and clouds. He is turned sideways holding her hands. She faces front with her head tilted away., He wears a pink coat, yellow vest, blue and white striped knickers, brown shoes and a pink ribbon in his wig. She wears a blue bodice and overskirt, yellow skirt with red bands and brown shoes. Rim decoration includes groups of flowers in blue, pink, gold and green. Edge of rim decorated with a thin pink line and a wide green band. Maker's mark on reverse in green underglaze: "VP." Cellophane tape with donor information on bottom.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Tin-glazed

Dimensions:

H-1.25 W-11.8 D-9.1 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)