De Porceleyne Fles Delfts Blauw Oorlogsbord 2e Wereld Oorlog - 1940

The rare tin glazed earthenware war plate marking the start of the second world war. Decorated in shades of blue with an oak tree with a banderol:
Wie niet versaagt en waardig draagt
Zich zelven en ook and’ren schraagt,
(Who doesn’t quail and wears worthy, support himself and others.)
Under the tree the text: Oorlogsjaar 1940.  The rim decorated with geometric motifs and stylized flowers. Produced during the Second World War.
Signed on the back in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES   -  ROYAL  DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND  &  BK = 1941.
Painter’s initials: KB = Cornelis Johan Bak
Employment dates: 1934 - 1981
Literature:
This item is not shown or mentioned in Rick Erickson - Royal Delft page 139 about the war plates.                

Diam.:   22,5 cm.  (8,9 inches.)

Weight: 363 grams.