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Tile with motto: "Die wel En sagt wil sijn..."

Also known as: Tegel met spreuk: "Die wel En sagt wil sijn...".

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1774

Inscription on tile, painted in blue: ‘Die wel En Sagt wil sijn ge/ schooren Die komt saterdags vroeg/ of Daags te vore maar Die wil/ Koomen sondaegs Mijn Besoeken/ vindt Botten Messen En.../ Natten Doeken.../ Hendrik van der Linde’.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-KOG-267; its record gives material recorded as earthenware, tin glaze; technique polychromy, painting technique; measurements length 18.1 cm x width 13.2 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
earthenware, tin glaze
Technique
polychromy, painting technique
Measurements
length 18.1 cm x width 13.2 cm
Dimensions museum
length 18.1 cm x width 13.2 cm

Identification

Original title
Tegel met spreuk: "Die wel En sagt wil sijn...".
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-KOG-267
Museum classification
tile

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against ceramics and tile references.
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