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Tile with rhyme and date Den 19 Meij 1773.

Also known as: Tegel met rijm en datum Den 19 Meij 1773.

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1773

Inscription, on tile, painted in purple: ‘In uwen handel zijt Regvaardig/ Aan uwen taafel net en Aardig/ Op de Bedde zoet en minnig. In Den oorlog Niet te Vinnig/ In De Kerk zijt Aadagtig....../ In U Kleederen Niet te Pragtig/ Die sig Naa Deese les Kan Draagen/ Die vindt Bij God en Mens behaage/ Die God Beliegt en Mens Bedriegt/ zal Niet Gelukke/ Zijn Doode vliegschoon Dat hij bieg/ om hem te Drukke.’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-10814-A; its record gives material recorded as earthenware; measurements height 15.4 cm x width 15.4 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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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
earthenware
Measurements
height 15.4 cm x width 15.4 cm
Dimensions museum
height 15.4 cm x width 15.4 cm

Identification

Original title
Tegel met rijm en datum Den 19 Meij 1773.
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-10814-A
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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