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Tripod bowl with cover
Tripod bowl with cover

Tripod bowl with cover

Dateca. 1710
Maker Dutch
Label TextIn the early 17th century, the Dutch town of Delft was known for its excellent beer. There were nearly two hundred breweries whose malsters sent their brews throughout Europe. In the general upsurge of trade and greater competition from other towns in the first half of the century, however, many of the breweries closed down. The buildings were taken over by the pottery industry, which was quick to respond to the demands of the newly prosperous burghers who wanted fine wares for their homes. Many of the factories retained the colorful names of the breweries such as DePauew (Peacock), De Drie Klokken (The Three Bells), and De Drie Vergulde Astonnekens (The Three Golden Ashbarrels). Tin-glazed earthenware was produced in the Netherlands and called Delftware. It was made by immersing a low-temperature fired, porous object in a liquid glaze to which tin oxide had been added. The ware was then decorated with a color, such as cobalt blue, that required a high-temperature firing. This final firing fused the color and glaze to the ceramic body making the piece impervious to liquids and giving the ware an opaque white appearance.
Object number62.124
Credit LineGift in memory of Alice Gates
Dimensions6 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (16.2 x 21 cm)
MediumDelftware, earthenware with tin-glaze and polychrome
Dutch
18th century
Object number: 83.63
Dutch
second half of the 18th century
Object number: 83.65
Plate
Dutch
ca. 1740
Object number: 62.132
Photo: Beth Mann
second half 18th century
Object number: 49.28
Photo: Paul Macapia
Metal Pot Factory
1695-1715
Object number: 54.81.1
Photo: Paul Macapia
Metal Pot Factory
1695-1715
Object number: 54.81.2
Photo: Paul Macapia
Metal Pot Factory
ca. 1710
Object number: 54.81.3
Photo: Paul Macapia
Metal Pot Factory
1695-1715
Object number: 54.81.4
Photo: Paul Macapia
Metal Pot Factory
1695-1715
Object number: 54.81.5
Photo: Paul Macapia
Metal Pot Factory
ca. 1710
Object number: 54.81
Photo: Susan Cole
early 18th century
Object number: 83.64
Tile Panel:  Quatrefoils and Lozenges
Dutch
early 17th century
Object number: 62.125