The tin glazed earthenware plate decorated in shades of blue with in the center a flower and surrounded with in the rim stylized leaves and the text:
*Verlang niet meer dan God U geeft
Hij weet wat ieder noodig heeft*. *Bilderdyk*
(Do not desire more than God gives you. He knows what everyone needs.)
By Willem Bilderdijk 1756 – 1831. (Dichtwerken deel 7 1857)
Signed on the back in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND & BK = 1941
Painter’s initials: WTH = W.M.G. ten Hacken
Employment dates: 1939 - 1984
Diam.: 18,6 cm. (7,3 inches.)
Weight: 249 grams