De Porceleyne Fles Herdenkingbord Geboorte Prinses Irene - 1939

The tin glazed  earthenware plate commemorating the birth of Princess Irene, the second daughter of the Crown Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard. Decorated in shades of blue with in the center a crowned floral wreath with an orange-coloured banderol on the bottom with the text:

Prinses Irene 5 Augs 1939.  Surrounded with the text:
Sterk door de Trouw van Oranje
Blijft Nederland trouw aan Oranje,
The rim decorated with leaves.
Design by Piet Senf
Signed on the back in underglaze blue for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES  -  ROYAL  DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND  &   BI = 1939
Painter: VL = Johannes van Lijnschooten
Employment dates: 16 Sept. 1889 - 1935

Diam.:  25 cm.  (9,9 inches.)           
Weight: 436 Grams.