The tin glazed earthenware charger decorated in shades of blue with a Lady with Feathered Hat and Pearl Earring.On the right: naar Rembrandt. The rim decorated with floral motifs.
Saskia van Uylenburg (1612-1642), the wife of Rembrandt van Rijn in 1642
(Nowadays collection Gemäldegalerie Staatliche Museen in Kassel. 99,5 x 78,8 cm. in 1642)
Signed on the bottom in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND & BM = 1943
Two painters worked on this “painting on clay”
Painter’s initials: JB = J. Bitter
Employment dates: 1929- 1945
Painter’s initials: JD = Johannes Th. Dessens
Employment dates: 1939 - 1983
Literature:
Simular wall chargers shown in: Royal Delft a guide to the Porceleyne Fles by Rick Erickson on page 121
Diameter: 40,5 cm. (16 inches.)
Weight: 1.821 grams.