Basket
workshop of Adrianus Kocx (fl.1686 - 1701)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1687 - 1695
Materials
tin-glazed earthenware (faience or 'Dutch Delft'), in-glaze cobalt blue and manganese black
Measurements
112 mm (Height); 345 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Delft
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 452216
Summary
Bowl in the form of a flower basket, tin glazed earthenware, circular with scalloped rim, moulded rope band to foot, standing on six low feet, Adrianus Kocx, Greek A Factory, Delft, Netherlands, ca 1686-90; hand painted in blue with panels of flowers and birds to the exterior; the feet and rope band in solid blue, the interior with a cupids amongst birds and flowers including tulips, the inner walls with a continuous frieze of naturalistic flowers including tulips, roses and convolvulus, with cherubs.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961
Marks and inscriptions
AK (marked)
Makers and roles
workshop of Adrianus Kocx (fl.1686 - 1701), manufacturer De Grieksche A factory (fl.1658 - 1811), manufacturer
References
Erkelens, 1996: A.M.L.E. Erkelens, 'Delffs Porcelijn' van koningin Mary II: Ceramiek op Het Loo uit de tijd van Willem III en Mary II, Palais Het Loo, Apeldoorn/Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle, pp. 61-2