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Pair of cups
Designed by: Theodoor Colenbrander (Dutch, 1871–1945)
Made at: Plateelbakkerij Ram (Dutch (Arnhem), active 1921– about 1930)
Painted by: Willem C. H. Elstrodt (Dutch, active first quarter of the 20th century)
Made at: Plateelbakkerij Ram (Dutch (Arnhem), active 1921– about 1930)
Painted by: Willem C. H. Elstrodt (Dutch, active first quarter of the 20th century)
Dutch (Arnhem)
about 1923
Medium/Technique
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Justin G. Schiller and Dennis M. V. David in honor of Clifford S. Ackley
Accession Number2018.3682.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionPair of cups in Herfts, or autumn, pattern. Vase shape on tall, spreading foot. Pink ground color with green and orange-brown decoration.
Marks
Printed on underside of foot: "DUN", printed RAM pottery mark; date code, painters monogram "WE" of Willem C. H. Elstrodt, and on one, "140 / B" and on the other, "44 B".
ProvenanceBy about 2006, purchased at Christie's, Amsterdam, by Justin Schiller and Dennis David, Kingston, NY; February 5, 2008, Schiller-David sale, Sotheby's, Amsterdam, lot 276, unsold; December 10, 2009, Schiller-David sale, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, lot 74184, unsold; 2018, year-end gift of Justin Schiller and Dennis David to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 20, 2019)