Vase
workshop of Adrianus Kocx (fl.1686 - 1701)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1690 - 1695
Materials
Ceramic
Place of origin
Delft
Collection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 137410.3
Caption
A blue and white vase produced by the Dutch Delft factory to display single blooms of the highly popular and somewhat expensive 17th century tulip. These containers were favoured as their colouring enhanced the colours of the blooms, and thus became known as ‘tulip vases’.
Summary
Third section of flower vase 137410: body of vase with two handles.Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware), painted with cobalt blue decoration, made by the ‘Greek A’ factory owned by Adriaenus Koeks, Delft, Netherlands, about 1690-95.
Makers and roles
workshop of Adrianus Kocx (fl.1686 - 1701), manufactory director