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"Oranje" plate
Designed by: Theodoor Colenbrander (Dutch, 1871–1945)
Made at: Plateelbakkerij Ram (Dutch (Arnhem), active 1921– about 1930)
Painted by: Anton Muller (Dutch, active first quarter of the 20th century)
Made at: Plateelbakkerij Ram (Dutch (Arnhem), active 1921– about 1930)
Painted by: Anton Muller (Dutch, active first quarter of the 20th century)
Dutch (Arnhem)
dated 1923
Medium/Technique
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Justin G. Schiller and Dennis M. V. David in honor of Clifford S. Ackley
Accession Number2018.3685
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionWall plate with letters spelling "Oranje" incorporated into border
Marks
Stamped "RAM" factory mark, in addition to "RAM" within a red circle and "ARNHEM" below it. Painted date code, painter's monogram "B" and model no 25, "No. 14-100" (14 in an edition of 100). Incised mark "15" with underline.
InscriptionsLarge underglaze inscription in black on underside: "1898 - 6 September - 1923"
ProvenanceSeptember 19, 2005, anonymous sale, Glerum Auctioneers, Amsterdam, lot 192, to Justin Schiller and Dennis David, Kingston, NY; February 5, 2008, Schiller-David sale, Sotheby's, Amsterdam, lot 287, unsold; December 10, 2009, Schiller-David sale, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, lot 74182, unsold; 2018, year-end gift of Justin Schiller and Dennis David to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 20, 2019)