Famille Noire Zwart Delft Dekselpotje De Porceleyne Fles - 1979

The tinglazed earthenware jar decorated in colours on a black base with flowering plants and a bird of  paradise. The cover  with stylized flowers. For the 325th Jubilee of Royal Delft in 1978 the Black Delft was new introduced. It was based on the “Famille Noire that was already made in Delft in the late 17th century. A black base decorated with several colours, the so called: The wondrous Black of Delft. Signed on the bottom in underglaze white for:

DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT

DELFT - HOLLAND  &  CY  = 1979

Painter’s initials: MCH  =  F.  Hillenaar

Employment dates: 1970 - 1981

Inside lid: FKA  =  Mrs J.F. Kastelein

Employment dates: 1971 - circa 1979

Heigh: 10 cm.  3,9 inches.)

Weight: 297 grams.