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Tile with rhyme and date 19 May 1773

Also known as: Tegel met rijm en datum 19 mei 1773

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1773

Inscription on tile, painted in purple: ‘Ik zag, Dieve In mijn huijs,/ met pak, en sak, weg, gaan/ Ik volgde, Haar sagties op,/ En, sprak, Haar vindelijk aan/ Wel vinde, met, verlof/ wilt, mij, Dog, Eens, Vertoonen/ De, wijl, mijn, goedt, verhuijst/ Waar, Dat, Ik, moet Gaan Woonen’. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-10814-B; its record gives material recorded as earthenware; measurements length 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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Physical characteristics

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

Identification

Original title
Tegel met rijm en datum 19 mei 1773
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-10814-B
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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