SIX LEEDS CREAMWARE DUTCH-DECORATED PLATES
SIX LEEDS CREAMWARE DUTCH-DECORATED PLATES

CIRCA 1790, IMPRESSED S MARK TO FIVE, L TO ONE

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SIX LEEDS CREAMWARE DUTCH-DECORATED PLATES
Circa 1790, impressed S mark to five, L to one
The plates of typical lobed silver shape, each basin painted with a scene from the Biblical story of The Prodigal Son, named in Dutch below, the border also painted with variant diaper-patterns and scrolls, depicting The Prodigal Son Receiving his Patrimony (Den Verlooren Zoon), The Prodigal Son Taking Leave (Zyn Afscheid), The Prodigal Son in Excess (Zyn Hoerery), The Prodigal Son in Misery (Zyn Arremoe), The Prodigal Son Returns (Zyn Berouw) and The Feast of the Prodigal Son (De Maalted)
10in. (25.4cm.) diam (6)

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