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Charger
Made at: Plateelfabriek Rozenburg (Dutch, 1883–1914)
Dutch (The Hague)
about 1897
Object Place: Europe, The Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Lead-glazed white earthenware with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall (Diameter): 44.1 cm (17 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gail and Michael Mazur in honor of Manuel and Mildred Beckwith
Accession Number1996.404
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
The Rozenburg factory is known for its production of porcelain and pottery in the Art Nouveau style. Adopting the curvilinear forms and stylized decorative motifs fashionable throughout Europe, the factory developed a sophisticated range of wares. The decoration of this charger, with its brown background and somber palette, was probably inspired by Indonesian batik-printed cloth.
DescriptionLead-glazed white earthenware. Plate with a wide, three-stepped rim continuing into a shallow well. Painted decoration on two large stylized green birds with outstretched wings.
Marks
Incised '211' and painted in black on the underside: ROZENBURG DEN HAAG 803 with a crown, stork, and a cross within a square.
Provenance1996, gift of Michael and Gail Mazur, Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1997)