The center of the antique tin glazed earthenware plate decorated in blue with a sailing vessel taking down the sails and entering an harbour. In the rim with stylized floral swags in the top the text:
Door Sa’am te Overleggen – En’t Goede Woord te zeggen. 1922
Under: VAART MEN ALTIJD WEL
(By working together and by spreading the good word we will always prosper.)
Designed by Leon Senf.
Signed on the back in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND & AR = 1922
Painter’s initials: VA = Thomas van Arum
Employment dates: March 31th 1890 - 1945
Literature:
This item is mentioned in in Rick Erickson - Royal Delft Page 142.
Diam..: 22,7 cm. (9 inches.)
Weight: 462 grams.