Lightning Plate

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Lightning Plate

1705-1723

Made by De Witte Ster (The White Star), Delft, Netherlands (1660–1804) Under Jacobus de Lange (Dutch, active 1705–1716)

This piece is called a “lightning plate” (bliksembord) for the zigzag or lightning-bolt motif that is interspersed with three circles. The center is decorated with an adaptation of Chinese water plants.

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Object Details

Titles:

Lightning Plate

Date:

1705-1723

Artists:

Made by De Witte Ster (The White Star), Delft, Netherlands (1660–1804) Under Jacobus de Lange (Dutch, active 1705–1716)

Medium:

Tin-glazed earthenware with polychrome decoration

Dimensions:

7/8 × 9 inches (2.2 × 22.9 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Bequest of Emmeline Reed Bedell for the Bradbury Bedell Memorial Collection, 1921

Accession Number:

1921-3-65

Geography:

Made in Delft, Netherlands, Europe

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