The center of the tin glazed earthenware charger decorated in shades of blue with the coat of arms the Prince / Stadhouder Willem van Oranje , de Zwijger. Surrounded with the text:
1533 24 APRIL 1933 SAEVIS TRANQUILLUS IN UNDIS:
Rustig te midden der woeste baren.(Calm amidst the wild waves). The motto of Willem of Orange in the war against Spain. The border with rotating apples of Orange with the leaves. On the outside of the rim the text:
Willem van Oranje Vader des Vaderlands. Grondlegger van Neerlands Vrijheid
(
Father of the Fatherland. Founder of Dutch Freedom.) With Orange coloured edge.
Signed on the back in underglaze blue for
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND & BC = 1933
Painter’s initials: AV = Thomas van Arum
Employment dates: 1890 - 1945
Diam.: 36 cm (14,2 inches.)
Weight: 1.236 grams