Tile panel, tin-glazed earthenware, Gorinchem, 1600-1625
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1600-1625
Tile pictures were produced in the northern Netherlands as house or shop signs from the end of the 16th century. This example was set into the facade of the house of a seed dealer in Gorinchem. Tile panel of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels with a house sign 'IN DE 3 BLOMPOTTEN' in the middle and two coat of arms. Twenty-six tiles of which 14 form a border of stylised flowers and foliage.
The three flower-pots stand on a green mound and each holds five different flowers. The middle one is raised above the others, between which the inscription is painted. The coat of arms in the right-hand upper corner is of the town of Gorinchem. The arms in the left-hand upper corner is of the family of van Arkel.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
From the house of a seed dealer in Gorinchem, the Netherlands. The arms are those of the city of Gorinchem and the Van Arkel family.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Tin-glaze earthenware painted with enamels
- Dimensions
- Length: 13.0 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Gorinchem
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- 'IN DE 3 BLOMPOTTEN'
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O94322
- Museum object name
- Tile panel
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- C.475-1923
- Museum system number
- O94322
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: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.