The tin glazed earthenware single-handled spouted jug decorated in shades of blue with a Dutch brown sailing vessel with a windmill in a Dutch landscape in a cartouche surrounded with stylized flowers.
On the front the date Ao 1575 and ELB for:
ERVEN LUCAS BOLS - AMSTERDAM
the oldest Genever distilled brand Erven (heirs) Lucas Bols in Amsterdam, established 1575 in Amsterdam.
Signed on the bottom in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND & AA = 1905
Painter’s initials: PG = Petrus Johannes Gerbrands.
Employment dates: 1890 - 1931
Literature:
This item is shown in Rick Erickson - Royal Delft Page 202 - Fig.14-03
Height: 22 cm. (8,7 inches.)
Diam.: 13 cm. (5,1 inches.)
Weight: 727 grams.