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Maker(s):unknown
Culture:Dutch
Title:tile: stork
Date Made:1640-1670
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:ceramic: tin glazed earthenware (Delftware); decorated in polychrome colors of blue, orange, green
Place Made:The Netherlands
Measurements:Overall: 5125 in x 5125 in x 3/8 in; 13017.5 cm x 13017.5 cm x 1 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2018.44.1
Credit Line:Reginald and Rachel French Family
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
The Dutch craze for tiles in the home as objects of both utility and decoration – as a building material tiles reduced fire risk, kept out the damp and were an easy surface to keep clean - resulted in the establishment of factories not only in Delft, but throughout Holland to satisfy a constantly increasing demand. Square tile, composed of tin glazed earthenware, unglazed on underside or back, decoration on top in polychrome colors, image is of a stork, heron, or crane standing on one leg, the other out stretched, bird has a small green twig? or worm in its beak, there are blue scrolls (or stylized oxen heads) in each corner. Ex. Coll. Rachel and Reginald French. Condition: small chip on left corner and chip on underside, glaze is crackled on the surface

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