De Porceleyne Fles Ruimtevaartbord APOLLO 8 - Eerste Mens om de Maan - 1968. Engelse Tekst. VERKOCHT

The tin glazed earthenware plate commemorating the 1968 Apollo 8 mission with the first men around the moon. The center decorated in shades of blue with  the moon and the earth, several holly leaves and the names; Borman, Lovell & Anders and the text: FIRST  MEN  AROUND  THE  MOON. The rim with stylized leaves and the dates  21.12 -1968 - 27.12
Designed by De Bruijn.   

Signed on the back in underglaze blue for: 

DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT

DELFT  -  HOLLAND  &  CN  =  1969

Painter’s initials: ABO  =  A.H. Borremans.

Employment dates: 1953 - 2002

Literature:

This plate is shown in Rick Erickson - Royal Delft Page 134  - Fig. 11 - 31

Diam.:   18,2 cm. (7,2 inches.)

Weight: 259 grams.