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Attributed to: Willem Jansz. Verstraeten (Dutch, active in Haarlem, 1625–1655)
Dutch (Haarlem)
about 1650-60
Object Place: Europe, The Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 37.6 cm (14 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eugene L. Garbáty
Accession Number55.998
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionSlanting rim, slight foot band. In medallion in center landscape with boat, rim & center have grotesques & double-headed eagles, in tones of yellow & brown. Striped edge. (Garbaty, No. 742 Delft).
Provenance1955, Eugene L. Garbáty (b. 1880 - d. 1966), East Norwalk, CT [see note 1]; 1955, gift of Garbáty to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 8, 1955)
NOTES:
[1] Garbáty emigrated from Berlin to New York between 1938 and 1939, bringing much of his art collection with him. It is probable, though not securely documented, that he had acquired this already by 1938.
NOTES:
[1] Garbáty emigrated from Berlin to New York between 1938 and 1939, bringing much of his art collection with him. It is probable, though not securely documented, that he had acquired this already by 1938.