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Catalogue of Colenbrander ceramics in the Museum Mesdag
Christien Smits
The following pages describe all those pieces of ornamental pottery in the collection of the Museum Mesdag that were created at the art pottery Haagsche Plateelfabriek Rozenburg under T.C.A. Colenbrander's supervision. Works bought from Rozenburg's by H.W. Mesdag subsequent to Colenbrander's departure in August 1889 are not included. These works were first catalogued by Philippe Zilcken, Museum Mesdag: Catalogus der schilderijen, teekeningen, etsen en kunstvoorwerpen, The Hague 1905 (referred to below as Museum Mesdag 1905).
The descriptions follow the model established in the book Rozenburg 1883-1917: geschiedenis van een Haagse fabriek. This was published in 1983 to accompany the exhibition of the same name held in the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague; it is still the standard work. In references it is indicated by the abbreviation exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983.
The articles are classified according to the year of their production, starting in 1885. The standing pieces (i.e., vases and covered jars) are listed first from small to large, followed by the flat pieces (i.e., wall plaques and dishes), also from small to large.
Unfortunately, although the Rozenburg factory identified most shape designs by means of a model name, these names were never systematically recorded. Many of the model names in the Mesdag collection were traced through the list of models in the Rozenburg catalogue referred to above (pp. 94-101), which was itself compiled on the basis of data from a variety of sources. The so-called foot chalice featured in the collection was identified after comparison with a biscuit model decorated by Colenbrander himself, upon which the model name had been written; this biscuit model is in the possession of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague. The name of the ‘tower vases’ was found in a letter written by Colenbrander to the director of the Gemeentemuseum, H.E. van Gelder on 3 November 1918, in which he described his ‘first tower set’ (The Hague, Gemeentearchief, beheersnr. 515, inv. no. 96). In some cases the numbers written on the stamps affixed to the undersides of the items also proved useful. Comparison of these numbers with data contained in Rozenburg's surviving sales books provided certainty with respect to a number of model names. Equally helpful was an undated notebook among the Rozenburg documents in the Gemeentearchief in The Hague (beheersnr. 249, inv. no. 734 A), in which drawings of some of the designs are accompanied by their names and prices.
The ornamental patterns painted onto the articles were also named; when known, these are indicated here in inverted commas. These pattern names were written on the undersides of the respective items or were found on the biscuit models in the Gemeentemuseum. Thanks are due to the curator, Marjan Boot, for her generous assistance in this regard. It should be noted that each of the different decorative designs made by Colenbrander for the same model have received the same inventory number in the Gemeentemuseum. The names of two patterns were found thanks to the captions under illustrations in contemporary literature.
From 1885 to 1 June 1889, the pottery produced under Colenbrander's direction at Haagsche Plateelbakkerij Rozenburg was marked on the bottom with the letters W v G, the initials of the director, Wilhelm von Gudenberg. An open flag on a long pole is drawn through the letter v; under the initials the words Den Haag, den Haag or Haag are written. From 1 June 1889, following Gudenberg's resignation from the pottery, these initials were replaced by the word Rozenburg. Furthermore, from 1885 onwards, an annual date-letter was marked above the factory-mark: A=1885, B=1886, C=1887, D=1888 and E=1889. The marks of the individual pottery painters are only listed here in the event that they could be identified on the basis of the marks listed in the Rozenburg catalogue. The pottery in the Museum Mesdag has no painter's work-order numbers; and only in one case was a casting-shop number found.
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1
Four-piece set of turban vases and turban cups 1885
Lidded vases 27 cm and cups 19 cm
Factory-mark: W v G Haag
Date-mark: A (1885)
Model nos. 25 (lidded vases) and 26 (cups)
Inv. no. 670
Two nearly identical, barrel-shaped lidded vases on a constricted, conical foot; covered by a turban-shaped lid with a tall, twice-constricted conical finial; and two nearly identical, funnel-shaped cups on a long campanulate stem with a constricted foot. Decorated overall with a stylised pattern of foliar motifs and abstract figures with jagged and curling outlines. Painted in ochre, rust brown, sky blue, grey, pale green, purple, pink and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 128; exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 113, fig. 3
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Two point cups 1886
16.5 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Model no. 45
Inv. no. 687
Two nearly identical, beaker-shaped vases with a constricted rim, on a curved foot with a globular stem. Decorated overall with stylised sprigs of flowers, curling leaves and an insect. Painted in green, yellow, brown and blue on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 130
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Two point vases 1886
20.5 cm
Factory-mark: W v G Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Model no. 44
Inv. no. 649
On stamps affixed to the underside: 3311 I and 1,25
Two nearly identical, ovoid lidded vases on a conical foot with a cylindrical neck, covered by a conical lid with a pointed, tapering finial. Decorated overall with abstract, angular and curling figures which, on the neck and body, are contained within a scalloped field. Painted in pale green, dark green and black on a cream ground; the scalloped field is green.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 126; exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 111, fig. 9
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Lidded vase 1886
19.4 cm
Factory-mark: W v G Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 676
Lidded vase in the shape of a double bell, on a campanulate foot and with a number of constrictions; covered by an ovoid lid with a curved and constricted rim and bobbin-shaped finial. Decorated with two flower stems; the lid with five different insects. Painted in yellow, green and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 129
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Lidded vase 1886
19.4 cm
Factory-mark: W v G Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 677
Lidded vase in the shape of a double bell, on a campanulate foot and with a number of constrictions; covered by an ovoid lid with a curved and constricted rim and bobbin-shaped finial. Decorated with two flower stems, and the lid with five different insects. Painted in turquoise, green and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 129
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6
Lidded vase 1886
19.6 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 688
Lidded vase in the shape of a double bell, on a campanulate foot and with a number of constrictions; covered by an ovoid lid with a curved and constricted rim and bobbin-shaped finial. Decorated overall with a variety of geometric and abstract figures. Painted in rust brown, green, yellow, grey, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 130; exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 110, fig. 7
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Two turban vases 1886
25 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Model no. 25
Inv. no. 685
On stamps affixed to the underside: no. 40 and f 10,- and 4068 WG
Two nearly identical, barrel-shaped lidded vases on a constricted, conical foot; covered by a turban-shaped lid with a tall, twice-constricted conical finial. Decorated overall with a pattern of three vertical stripes, between which there are branches with pointed, curling leaves; and, on the shoulder of the vase, with three repeats of an abstract motif. Painted in rust brown, grey-blue, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 130
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8
‘Paauweveer’ (‘Peacock feather’) pillar cup 1886
26.1 cm
Factory-mark: W v G Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Model no. 24
Inv. no. 662
On a stamp affixed to the underside: 3
Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum.
MC 32*-1917
Cylindrical vase on a broadened, moulded foot, with a moulded, flaring mouth. Decorated overall with two repeats of a symmetrical pattern of branches and flower stems. Painted in dark green, pale yellow, ochre, mauve-grey, pink, dark blue and black on a cream background.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 127
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9
Two foot chalices 1886
27.3 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Model no. 39; cf. biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 79a-1917
Inv. nos. V 9 MM/1993 and V 10 MM/1993
Two beaker-shaped vases with a constriction above the moulded foot and a convex ring above the middle line. Decorated around the inner side of the rim with a pattern of stylised flowers and leaves. Painted in ochre, rust brown, dark green, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
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Lidded vase 1886
28.2 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. V 14 MM/1993
Cylindrical lidded vase with a turban-shaped shoulder, lid and finial; on a campanulate foot with five constrictions. Decorated overall with stylised flowers and leaves. Painted in ochre, rust brown, dark green, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
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11
Two vases 1886
29.8 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 654
On a stamp affixed to the underside of one vase.
1:4335 and 8 and f 10,-
Two nearly identical, cylindrical vases with a narrowed neck and a flaring mouth; each on a curved foot whose rim has a hollow moulded profile. Decorated overall with a pattern of flower stems, leaves, an insect and fanciful figures; with a narrow line along the outer edge; and, on the foot and on the inside of the neck, with a border resembling a branch with leaves. Painted in dark blue, rust brown, light brown, ochre, green and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 126
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Two ‘Roos’ (‘Rose’) lidded vases 1886
40 and 40.3 cm
Factory-mark: W v G Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 684
Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 82f-1917
Two nearly identical, pouch-shaped lidded vases on a cylindrical foot with four bands in sharp relief, and, on the body, three constrictions; covered by a domed lid with a conical finial with eight constrictions. Decorated overall with stylised flowers and leaves. Painted in pale green, dark green, ochre, pale yellow, light brown, mauve-grey, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 130
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13
Lidded vase 1886
40 cm
Factory-mark: W v G Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 689
On a stamp affixed to the underside: 3111 B and f 7,50 and 44
Pouch-shaped lidded vase on a cylindrical foot with four bands in sharp relief. With three constrictions on the body; covered by a domed lid with a conical finial with eight constrictions. Decorated overall with an abstract pattern of flowers and leaves and unpatterned bands. Painted in green, yellow, rust brown, mauve-grey, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 131
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Bowl 1886
ø19.3 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 650
Calyx-shaped bowl with a constriction halfway up the side, and on a conical foot-ring. Decorated along the edge with a toothed line, under which on both the inner and the outer sides there are three repeats of an undulating and curving abstract ornament; in the centre of the well there is a six-pointed star in a circle formed by means of a toothed line. Painted in yellow, green, salmon pink, brown, rust brown, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 126
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Bowl 1886
ø19.4 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 651
Calyx-shaped bowl with a constriction halfway up the side, and on a conical foot-ring. Decorated under the edge on both the inner and outer sides with three repeats of an undulating and curving abstract ornament; within this, on the inside, birds are depicted. Painted in pale yellow, ochre, green, claret red, rust brown, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 126
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‘Kool’ (‘Cabbage’) plaque 1886
ø 23.4 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 626
On a stamp affixed to the underside: f 2,-
Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 18*-1917
Coupe on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with two identical patterns of stylised flower and leaf motifs that are contained within a foliar field with a jagged outline; around the edge there a is thin line. Painted in turquoise, pink, dark blue, yellow and green on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 124
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Plaque 1886
ø 23 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 682
Coupe on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a motif of curling leaves and a thin line around the edge. Painted in rust brown, dark blue, green and yellow on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 130
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‘Distel’ (‘Thistle’) plaque 1886
ø 27.5 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 611
On a stamp affixed to the underside: 3327 and w a Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 19*-1917
Flat round plate with a curved rim, standing on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a sprig of flowering thistle and a curling and pointed foliar shape contained within a field with an undulating and curling outline. Painted in pale yellow, ochre, rust brown, light brown, green, dark blue and black on a cream ground. The space between the field and the rim is black.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 122
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Plaque 1886
ø 40 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 360a
On a stamp affixed to the underside: 1X:4479 and f 30,-
Shallow dish with a twice-pleated ledge, on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a six-lobed rosette, around which there are six repeats of a motif of stylised flowers and leaves. Painted in green, ochre, rust brown, light brown, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104
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Plaque 1886
ø 39.8 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 360b
On stamps affixed to the underside: f 25,- and 3921 AE
Shallow dish with a twice-pleated ledge, on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with stylised floral and foliar shapes and with abstract motifs. Painted in dark green, pale green, yellow, rust brown, mauve-grey, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104
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Plaque 1886
ø 39.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G Haag
Date-mark: B (1886)
Inv. no. 360c
Shallow dish with a twice-pleated ledge, on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with an asymmetric foliar shape with a jagged outline, around which there are stylised flowers and fungi. Painted in dark green, turquoise, mauve-grey, ochre, rust brown, light brown, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104
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Vase 1887
15.5 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. V 5 MM/1993
Cylindrical vase on a twice-constricted, campanulate foot, with flaring rim and a convex ring below the neck. Decorated around the body with six repeats of an ornament of geometrical fields; around the foot with a plain line and a border constituted of rows of short diagonal stripes; and on the flat edges of foot and rim with a serrated line. Painted in yellow, rust brown, green, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Cf. exhib cat Rozenburg 1983, p. 109, fig. 2
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Point cup 1887
15.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Model no. 45
Inv. no. 678
Beaker-shaped vase with a constricted rim, on a curved foot with a globular stem. Decorated overall with stylised sprigs of flowers and leaves. Painted in black on a red-brown ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 129
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Point cup 1887
15.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Model no. 45
Inv. no. 679
On a stamp affixed to the underside: f 2,-
Beaker-shaped vase with a constricted rim, on a curved foot with a globular stem. Decorated around the edge with a toothed line, around the shoulder with stylised foliar motifs, and halfway down the body with an irregular line upon which there are small abstract motifs. Painted in green, yellow, black, claret red and blue on a cream ground, and coloured in below the line in light brown.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 129
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Two point cups 1887
16.1 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Model no. 45
Inv. no. 647
On stamps affixed to the underside of each vase: No. 1 and f 1,25
Two nearly identical, beaker-shaped vases with constricted rims, each on a curved foot with a globular stem. Decorated around the edge with a toothed line; overall on the body there is a decoration of fancifully curling abstract motifs. Painted in pale green and light yellow on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 126 (erroneous date-letter); exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983 p. 124, fig 34 (erroneous dating)
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Two turban vases 1887
25.3 and 25.6 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Model no. 25
Inv. no. 674
On stamps affixed to the underside: no. 28 and f 2,50
Two nearly identical, barrel-shaped lidded vases on a constricted, conical foot; covered by a turban-shaped lid with a tall, twice-constricted conical finial. Decorated overall with three repeats of a split leaf motif; in a field around the edge, with curling foliar located between three pointed shapes; and around the lid with six repeats of a guttate motif containing a rosette with an arrow-shaped heart. Painted in claret red, mauve, light brown and black on a salmon-pink ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 129
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Turban vase 1887
25.3 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Model no. 25
Inv. no. 686
On a stamp affixed to the underside: 6035 and f 4,- and 41
Barrel-shaped lidded vase on a constricted, conical foot; covered by a turban-shaped lid with a tall, twice-constricted conical finial. Decorated overall with stylised foliar motifs, and with fields with a curling and undulating outline; and around the foot with a band with geometric figures. Painted in yellow, grey and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 130
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Four ‘Goudhals’ (‘Gold-throat’) pillar cups 1887 and 1888
a: 26.2 cm; including stilt fused to the bottom 27.2 cm; b: 26 cm; c: 25.6 cm; d: 25.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887) (d) and D (1888) (a, b and c)
Model no. 24
Inv. nos. 655a, b, c and d
On a stamp affixed to the underside of c: f 17,- and on two stamps affixed to d: 1:X1320 and f 10,- and 1:4704 and f 10,-
Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 32*-1917
Four cylindrical vases on a broadened, moulded foot, and with a moulded, flaring mouth. Decorated on the inside and under the outer edge with stylised, curling and angular foliar shapes. Painted in ochre, claret red and green on a cream ground. The lower half of each vase is dark blue.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 126
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Two pillar cups 1887
25.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Model no. 24
Inv. no. 664
On a stamp affixed to the underside: f 2,- and 18
Two cylindrical vases on a broadened, moulded foot, and with a moulded, flaring mouth. Decorated on the flat upper edge with a plain line, and on the outside under the edge with three repeats of an abstract ornament. Painted in yellow, claret red, green and dark blue on a cream ground. The lower half of each vase is dark blue.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 127
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Foot chalice 1887
26.2 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Model no. 39; cf. biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 79a-1917
Inv. no. 663
Beaker-shaped vase with a constriction above the moulded foot and a convex ring above the middle line. Decorated overall with a pattern of stylised flowers and leaves, with a toothed line around the upper edge and a band with angular figures around the foot-rim. Painted in ochre, rust brown, dark green, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 127
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Foot chalice 1887
26.8 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Model no. 39; cf. biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 79a-1917
Inv. no. 666
Beaker-shaped vase with a constriction above the moulded foot and a convex ring above the middle line. Decorated overall with three repeats of abstract symmetrical motifs. Painted in ochre, brown, claret red, dark green, dark blue and black on a salmon-pink ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 128
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‘IJspatroon’ (‘Frostwork pattern’) vase 1887
29.8 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 658
Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: 29*-1917
Cylindrical vase with a narrowed neck and a flaring mouth; on a curved foot whose rim has a hollow moulded profile. Decorated overall with a pattern of flowers and leaves left blank in a mottled field. On the curve of the foot there is a border with stylised, curling leaves; around the edge of mouth and foot there is a toothed line. Painted in light brown, yellow and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 127
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‘Roodkeel’ (‘Red-throat’) vase 1887
30.3 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 660
On a piece of paper affixed to the underside: 14
Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 29*-1917
Cylindrical vase on a broadened, moulded foot, and with a moulded, flaring mouth. Decorated overall with an asymmetric pattern of floral sprigs and leaves, and on the inner side of the neck with six repeats of a band formed by two angular figures. Painted in light brown, ochre, dark green, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 127
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Vase 1887
29.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 661
Cylindrical vase on a broadened, moulded foot, and with a moulded, flaring mouth. Decorated on the inner rim and the outside with a pattern of flowers and leaves; the colours have run slightly. Painted in dark blue metallic lustre, ochre, dark brown and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 129
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Two ‘blaauw patroon’ (‘blue pattern’) vases 1887
30.3 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 672
On stamps affixed to the undersides: 26, no. 5337 and f 12,50 and 5338 and f 12,50
Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 29*-1917
Two nearly identical cylindrical vases on a broadened, moulded foot, and with a moulded, flaring mouth. Decorated around the inner rim with a highly abstract pattern of flowers and leaves and with toothed, serrated and dotted bands. Painted in ochre and black on a rust brown ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 128
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Plaque 1887
ø 22.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 361c
On a stamp affixed to the underside: 6609 and f 7,50, 4 and 50
Coupe on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a stellate motif in a circular field surrounded by a broad band of fanciful patterns; under the rim with abstract figures with curling outlines; and around the edge with a toothed line. Painted in yellow, salmon-pink, green, grey, rust brown, dark blue and grey-blue on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104
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Plaque 1887
ø 22.6 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 361d
On a stamp affixed to the underside: 6610 and f 7,00 and II and 50
Coupe on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a stellate motif in a circular field surrounded by a broad band of fanciful patterns; under the rim with abstract figures with curling outlines; and around the edge with a serrated line. Painted in yellow, salmon pink, green, grey, rust brown and dark blue on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104
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‘Zwarthart’ (‘Black heart’ pattern) plaque 1887
ø 22.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C: (1887)
Inv. no. 361f
Coupe on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a twelve-pointed star surrounded by narrow bands of geometrical figures, itself surrounded by four repeats of a sinuous flower-and-leaf motif; with a scalloped line around the rim. Painted in ochre, orange, green, rust brown and light brown, grey-blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104. Cf. exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 124, no. 35
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‘Distel’ (‘thistle’) plaque 1887
ø 22.8 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 374
On two stamps affixed to the underside: 605 and 13 and f 4
Shallow plate on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with an asymmetric, stylised thistle motif, and around the edge with a narrow line. Painted in rust brown, yellow, green, grey and dark blue on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 105
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Plaque 1887
ø 22.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 627
On a stamp affixed to the underside: f 2,50
Shallow plate on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a sectional trilobate flower contained in a field with a curling outline. Painted in claret red, grey, pale green and blue-black against a blue-black background on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 124
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Two ‘Blauwrand’ (‘Blue-rim’ pattern) plaques 1887
ø 22.8 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 656
On a stamp affixed to the underside of a: no. 10 and f 3; b: f 0,75
Two shallow plates on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with two repeats of stylised flowers and curling leaves contained in a field with a twisting outline. Painted in rust brown, yellow, green and dark blue on a cream ground; between the outline and the edge it is coloured in dark blue.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 127. Cf. fig. in Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift 2 (July-December 1892), vol. 4, p. 639
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Plaque 1887
ø 22.9 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 690
On a stamp affixed to the underside: f 2,50
Shallow plate on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a sectional trilobate flower contained in a field with a curling outline. Painted in claret red, light brown, green and black against a dark brown background on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 124; exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 115, fig. 18
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Plaque 1887
ø 27 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 669
On a stamp affixed to the underside: R H and f 5,- and 2 and 4
Flat round plate with a turned-up rim; on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with stylised floral and foliar shapes, and with a dotted line around the edge. Painted in ochre, rust brown, green, dark blue and black against a yellow background on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 128
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Plaque 1887
ø 28.4 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: C (1887)
Inv. no. 668
Flat round plate with a twice-pleated ledge, on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with stylised floral and foliar shapes, and with a dotted line around the edge. Painted in pale yellow, rust brown, black and cobalt blue against an olive green background on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 128
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Two ‘Groen patroon’ (‘Green pattern’) turban cups 1888
17.9 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model no. 26
Inv. no. 659
Two nearly identical, funnel-shaped cups on a tall campanulate stem and with a constricted foot. Decorated overall on the exterior with six repeats of stems and leaves interspersed with six arrow-shaped figures; decorated around the inside upper edge and on the edge of the foot with a toothed line. Painted in light brown, green and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 127
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Two turban cups 1888
17.6 and 17.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model no. 26
Inv. no. 671
On stamps affixed to the underside: 3319 and f 2,50; as stated in Rozenburg's sales book, p. 5 (August 1888), The Hague, Gemeentearchief, beheersnr. 249, inv. no. 797.
Two nearly identical, funnel-shaped cups on a tall campanulate stem and with a constricted foot. Decorated overall with three repeats of a long foliar shape; between these, there are three repeats of a stylised flower. Painted in light brown, green and black on a salmon pink ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 121
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Stoppered bottle 1888
21.1 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Inv. no. V 6 MM/1993
Vase on a conical foot with an onion-shaped body, a cylindrical stem with a raised profile, a curved shoulder with eight constrictions, a cylindrical neck, a splayed mouth, and a stopper with a globular, moulded finial. Decorated overall on neck and body with a pattern of twisting lines; on the finial with a quatrefoil motif; around the upper edge with a ravelled line; around the shoulder and the finial with plain lines; and around the edge of the foot with a scalloped line. Painted in blue-black on a salmon-pink ground.
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Two vases 1888
25 and 25.2 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Inv. nos. V 7 MM/1993 and V 8 MM/1993
Two nearly identical vases on a curved foot with a moulded profile. The saccate body has twelve constrictions; the neck widens upwards to a flaring mouth. Decorated around the neck with a pattern of twisting lines. Painted in blue-black on a salmon-pink ground.
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‘Groen’ (‘Green’) turban vase 1888
25.6 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model no. 25
Inv. no. 675
On a stamp affixed to the underside: 3371 and f 12,- and 30
Barrel-shaped lidded vase on a constricted, conical foot; covered by a turban-shaped lid with a tall, twice-constricted conical finial. Decorated overall with two repeats of a symmetrical pattern of stylised foliar shapes; around the edge of the foot with a toothed line; and around the lid with four repeats of a foliar shape, between which there is a stylised flower with an arrow-shaped stem. Painted in light brown, pale green, dark green and black on a salmon-pink ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 129. Cf. exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 113, fig. 3
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Three ‘Groen patroon’ (‘Green pattern’) turban vases 1888
25.6 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model no. 25
Inv. no. 683
Three nearly identical barrel-shaped lidded vases on a constricted, conical foot; covered by a turban-shaped lid with a tall, twice-constricted conical finial. Decorated overall with two repeats of a symmetrical pattern of stylised foliar shapes; around the edge of the foot with a toothed line; and around the lid with three repeats of a foliar shape, between which there are three stylised branches with an arrow-shaped bud. Painted in light brown, dark green and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 130
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Two ‘Zwart font’ (‘Black ground’) swan-necks 1888
26.6 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model no. 29
Inv. no. 462b
On stamps affixed to the underside: no. 3238, paar and f 28,-; as stated in Rozenburg's sales book, p. 5 (August 1888), The Hague, Gemeentearchief, beheersnr. 249, inv. no. 797.
Two nearly identical candlesticks on a campanulate foot with a moulded profile. The pieces have a bellied body and a tall cylindrical neck that has two constrictions at the bottom and widens to a broad cylindrical mouth. Decorated with bands upon which geometrical and abstract figures are alternated with curling foliar forms and a variety of lines. Painted in dark green, dark brown, dark blue and black on a salmon-pink ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 111
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52
Two ‘Naalden’ (‘Needles’) swan-necks 1888
27 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model no. 29
Inv. no. 665
On a stamp affixed to the underside: no. 1818, paar and f 15,-; as stated in Rozenburg's sales book, p. 5 (August 1888), The Hague, Gemeentearchief, beheersnr. 249, inv. no. 797. Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 5*-1917
Two nearly identical candlesticks on a campanulate foot with a moulded profile. The pieces have a bellied body and a tall cylindrical neck that has two constrictions at the bottom and widens to a broad cylindrical mouth. Decorated with a variety of bands upon which angular and pointed figures are alternated with curling foliar shapes. Painted in pale green, brown, grey and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 128
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53
Five-piece set of ‘Tulp’ (‘Tulip’) ledge vases and ledge cups 1888
Lidded vases 35.5, 36 and 36.8 cm and cups 26.2 and 26.5 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model nos. 62 (vase) and 63 (cup)
Inv. no. 648
On stamps affixed to the underside: nr. 3804 and Stel and f 65,-
Three nearly identical tulip-shaped lidded vases on a twice-constricted shaft and a flat foot with a moulded profile; covered by a lid in the shape of a pagoda with three segments and bulbous finial. Decorated overall with three repeats of stylised floral and foliar shapes.
The above are accompanied by two nearly identical cups, which are tubular on a rounded base and articulated into four segments by means of three thickened rings. The cups stand on a stepped foot and have a flaring mouth.
All pieces are decorated overall with three repeats of an abstract pattern and are painted in dark green, pale green, ochre, light brown, dark brown, mauve-grey and dark blue on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 126; exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 119, fig. 24
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54
Three-piece set with one ‘Kant’ (‘Lace’) pagoda vase and two ‘Kant’ pagoda cups or candlesticks 1888
Lidded vase 46.4 cm and cups/candlesticks 33.5 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model nos. 21 (vase) and 22 (cup/candlestick)
Inv. no. 462a
On a stamp affixed to the underside of the vase: no. 1954 and 35; under the cups/candlesticks: f 35,- and paar; as stated in Rozenburg's sales book, p. 5 (August 1888), The Hague, Gemeentearchief, beheersnr. 249, inv. no. 797.
Biscuit model of the vase in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 69*-1917. Cf. two identical candlesticks in the collection of The Hague, Gemeentemuseum (inv. no. MC 9-1992), under which the pattern-name ‘Kant’ is written.
One lidded vase, ovoid with a cylindrical neck; standing on a wide, globular shaft with five constrictions, and on a curved foot with a moulded profile; covered by a calyx-shaped lid with five con- | |
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strictions and a very sharp point. Decorated with bands within which geometrical and abstract figures alternate with curling foliar shapes, and, around the lid, with three repeats of abstract motifs. The vase is accompanied by two nearly identical cylindrical candlesticks with a tulip-shaped mouth widening downwards to a campanulate foot with three constrictions. Decorated with bands within which geometrical and abstract figures alternate with curling foliar shapes.
All the pieces are painted in ochre, light brown, dark blue and black on a salmon-pink ground. This was originally a four-piece set, from which one piece was lost after 1905.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 111; exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 118 fig. 23
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55
Two large Japanese vases 1888
45.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model no. 71
Inv. no. 411
Two nearly identical ovoid vases with flaring mouths. The cream-coloured ground is completely covered with a transparent pale green glaze. Over this, on the outer side from the mouth downwards, a dark blue glaze runs to six points at the bottom.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 108
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Five-piece set of three ‘Pauw’ (‘Peacock’) tower vases and two tower cups 1888
Lidded vases 64.3 cm and cups 43.5 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Model nos. 19 (vase) and 20 (cup)
Inv. no. 392
On stamps affixed to the underside: nr. 1991 and Stel; as stated in Rozenburg's draft invoice book, p. 16 (March 1888), The Hague, Gemeentearchief, beheersnr. 249, inv. no. 653.
Three nearly identical lidded vases on a high conical foot. The belly, in the shape of a double cone, curves at the bottom; the upper part of the tall, cylindrical neck has three constrictions. The campanulate lid has various constrictions and features a flattened bulbous finial on a beaker-shaped stem. One side of each vase is decorated with a peacock, its fan spread; the other is decorated with a pattern of stylised peacock's feathers. The lids are decorated overall with three repeats of an abstract pattern. The vases are accompanied by two nearly identical cups on a concave conical foot. These have a conical body on a cylindrical ring; the upper part of the tall cylindrical neck is moulded with three concave profiles, and has a splayed mouth. The cups are decorated overall with three repeats of a pattern with peacock's feathers and abstract motifs. All pieces are painted in dark green, pale green, pale yellow, ochre, brown, claret red, mauve-grey, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 107; exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 119, fig. 25
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‘Ster’ (‘Star’) bowl 1888
ø 19 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Painter's signature: W.F. Abspoel (born 14.1.1871)
Inv. no. 657
Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 9*-1917
Calyx-shaped bowl with a constriction halfway up the side, and on a conical foot-ring. Decorated on the inner side with a star-shaped pattern composed of three sharp points, between which there are three rounded, curling forms. On the outer side there are three repeats of a motif of two stylised insects. Painted in light brown and dark blue on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 127
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Plaque 1888
ø 22.5 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Inv. no. 361a
Coupe on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a star-shaped ornament consisting of a six-sided core surrounded by six equal, pointed segments containing figures with angular and curling outlines; around the rim with six repeats of a symmetrical ornament formed by small three and four-sided fields; and, around the edge, with a serrated line. Painted in grey-green, light brown, ochre, rust brown and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104; exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 122, fig. 28a (given as inv. no. 361d)
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59
Plaque 1888
ø 22.7 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Inv. no. 361b
On a stamp affixed to the underside: III and f 10.00
Coupe on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with an asymmetric pattern of a stylised flower and curling leaves. It is painted in light brown, rust brown, dark blue, green and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104
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60
Plaque 1888
ø 22.3 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Inv. no. 361e
On a stamp affixed to the underside: nr. 1729 and f 6,00; as stated in Rozenburg's draft invoice book, p. 16 (March 1888), The Hague, Gemeentearchief, beheersnr. 249, inv. no. 653.
Coupe on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a partially-visible stellate motif surrounded by a wide border with fanciful patterns; on the rim, with a border of abstract figures with curling outlines; and, around the edge, with a serrated line. Painted in pale yellow and ochre, green, white, rust brown and dark blue against a mauve-grey background on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104
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‘Zwarthart’ (‘Black heart’ pattern) plaque 1888
ø 22.4 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Inv. no. 361g
On a stamp affixed to the underside: X 1729 and f 7,00
Coupe on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated in the centre with a twelve-pointed star, surrounded by narrow borders with geometrical figures, around which there are four repeats of a sinuous flower-and-leaf motif; and, around the rim, with a scalloped line. Painted in yellow, orange, green, rust brown, dark blue and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 104. Cf. exhib. cat. Rozenburg, p. 124, no. 35
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Plaque 1888
ø 28.5 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Painter's signature: H.D. Schild (born 7.9.1872)
Inv. no. 511
On a stamp affixed to the underside: X 1717 and f 10,-; as stated in Rozenburg's draft invoice book, p. 16 (March 1888), The Hague, Gemeentearchief, beheersnr. 249, inv. no. 653.
Flat round plate with a curved rim standing on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole.
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Decorated with stylised floral and foliar shapes, and around the edge with a narrow line. Painted in cobalt blue, blue-black, yellow, claret red, rust brown, dark brown and light brown, green and black against a cobalt blue background on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 114
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Plaque 1888
ø 28.4 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: D (1888)
Inv. no. 667
Flat round plate with a twice-pleated ledge, on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with stylised floral and foliar patterns; and, around the edge, with a dotted line. Painted in ochre, rust brown and cobalt blue against a blue-black background on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 128
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Four ginger jars, c. 1889
c. 14.5 cm (The bottom is uneven due to drops of glaze.)
Factory-mark: none
Date-mark: none
Model no. 3
Inv. nos. 601 and 629
Four nearly identical, ovoid pots with a turban-shaped lid. Painted overall with a blue-black metallic lustre, with transparent green on the edges.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, pp. 122 and 124. Cf. exhib. cat. Rozenburg, pp. 153 and 155, fig. 102. Ginger pots such as these feature in Rozenburg's draft invoice book from as early as April 1888, p. 16, The Hague, Gemeentearchief, beheersnr. 249, inv. no. 653
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Two vases 1889
29.8 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: E (1889)
Inv. no. 454
On stamps affixed to the underside: 55
Two nearly identical, cylindrical vases with a narrowed neck and a flaring mouth; each on a curved foot whose rim has a hollow moulded profile. Decorated overall with a pattern of flower sprigs and leaves; the colour of this has run. Also decorated around the edge with a narrow line, and, around the foot, with a diagonally striped band. Painted in brown, yellow, green and black on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 111
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Large Japanese vase 1889
46 cm
Factory-mark: Rozenburg den Haag
Date-mark: E (after 1 June 1889)
Work order no.: 144 (scored inside vase)
Model no. 71
Inv. no. 412
An ovoid vase with flaring mouth. The inside is coated overall with a mottled brown glaze, the outside with a blue-black metallic lustre glaze.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 108. Cf. exhib. cat. Rozenburg 1983, p. 121, figs. 26 and 27
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‘Wit fond, grassen’ (‘White ground, grasses’) plaque 1889
ø 24.2 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: E (1889)
Inv. no. 680
On a stamp affixed to the underside: 4388 and f 7,50 Biscuit model in The Hague, Gemeentemuseum: MC 16*-1917
Round convex plate with a bulging edge, on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a symmetrical ornament formed by stylised flowers and leaves. Painted in mauve-grey and in various tints of dark brown on a red-brown ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 129
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68
‘Blaauwfond’ (‘Blue ground’) plaque 1889
ø 25 cm
Factory-mark: W v G den Haag
Date-mark: E (1889)
Inv. no. 681
On a stamp affixed to the underside: no. 4912 and 36
Round convex plate with a bulging edge, on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Decorated with a scalloped field, within which a central ornament consisting of a moon and three stars is surrounded by three alternate repeats of a stylised floral motif and of three sectional flower buds. Painted in yellow, green and dark blue against a dark blue background on a cream ground.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 130
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Plaque 1889
ø 28 cm
Factory-mark: Rozenburg den Haag
Date-mark: E (after 1 June 1889)
Inv. no. 375
Flat round plate with a curved rim, on a conical foot-ring pierced with a single hole. Glazed with blue-black metallic lustre glaze. The underside has a scratched and spotted transparent blue glaze.
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 105
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Dish, c. 1889
ø 33.8 cm
Factory-mark: none
Date-mark: none
Inv. no. 443
Round, shallow dish with convex well and flattened rim. Glazed entirely with blue-black metallic lustre
Literature Museum Mesdag 1905, p. 110
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