De Porceleyne Fles Herdenkings Bord The Mayflower & The Pilgrim Fathers 1620 -1970

The small tin glazed earthenware plate commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers. Decorated in shades of blue with the sailingvessel The Mayflower. In the top written The Pilgrim Fathers  and underTHE MAYFLOWER  1620 - 1970. The rim with stylized leaves and flowers. The Pilgrim fathers are the founding fathers of  the U.S.A. (Massachusetts).

Designed by De Bruijn.

Signed on the back in underglaze blue for:

DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT

DELFT - HOLLAND  &  CO   =  1970 

Painter’s initials: VWO  =  W. van Wolferen

Employment dates: 1961 - 2003

Literature:

Rick Erickson - Royal Delft.  This item is shown on Page  134 Fig. 11 - 33.

Diam.:  18,2  cm. (7,2 inches.)

Weight: 257 grams.