A DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME 'GENRE' PLAQUE
A DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME 'GENRE' PLAQUE
A DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME 'GENRE' PLAQUE
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A DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME 'GENRE' PLAQUE

FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME 'GENRE' PLAQUE
FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Cartouche form, painted after an engraving by Geertruydt Roghman with a domestic scene depicting two ladies embroidering in the interior of a home, within a raised border, pierced for suspension
15 1⁄8 in. (38.4 cm.) high, 13 1⁄4 in. (33.5 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

The central two figures of this scene are taken from an engraving titled Two Women Sewing by Geertruydt Roghman (1625 - 1651⁄57) from a series of scenes of "feminine occupations" dated circa 1648-1650. A copy of this print is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Inv. No. RP-P-OB-4228).

Similar blue and white examples are illustrated and discussed in R. D. Aronson and S. M. R. Lambooy, Dutch Delftware, Amsterdam, 2010, p. 113, and R. D. Aronson and S. M. R. Lambooy, Dutch Delftware Plaques: A Blueprint of Delft, Amsterdam, 2008, pp. 52-53. An additional blue and white example was sold at Christie's, Amsterdam, 19-20 June 2012, lot 161.

Comparative Image: Geertruydt Roghman, Twee Naaiende Vrouwen, engraving, circa 1648-1650. Courtesy of The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Inv. No. RP-P-OB-4228.

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