Tile set
Category
Ceramics
Date
1730
Materials
Glass, Tin-glazed earthenware, Wood
Measurements
1025 mm (H)1425 mm (Length)
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196332
Caption
Dutch blue and white tiles are frequently used to add brightness to the sides of dark fireplaces. Here, a set of seventy tiles dating from about 1730 makes up a complete picture, mounted above a fireplace which was installed in the 1860s.
Summary
Set of seventy blue and white Dutch tiles making up scene of Elsenburg, a house near Utrecht originally built by Vingboons in 1635. Figures fishing, riding horses and playing boulles in foreground. Based on engraving by Dutch artist Stoopendael, first published in 1719. Glazed in black frame.