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Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft) (Dutch, active 1653–present)
Dutch (Delft)
around 1900-1920
Medium/Technique
Glazed earthenware with "Berbas" luster glaze
Dimensions
Overall: 7 × 30.5 × 22.9 cm (2 3/4 × 12 × 9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Justin G. Schiller and Dennis M. V. David in honor of Clifford S. Ackley
Accession Number2018.3670
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionRectangular deep dish with scalloped border, red "Berbas' luster glaze
Marks
Factory mark in black within a circular reserve on the underside: [vase shape enclosing an R] / Delft
ProvenanceMarch, 1986, sold by De Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft factory) to Justin Schiller and Dennis David, Kingston, NY; February 5, 2008, Schiller-David sale, Sotheby's, Amsterdam, lot 263, unsold; December 10, 2009, Schiller-David sale, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, lot 74245, unsold; 2018, year-end gift of Justin Schiller and Dennis David to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 20, 2019)