London, GB | Formerly of New York, Buenos Aires, Fife, and the Western Cape. | Saoránach d’Éirinn.
Anonymous (c. 1625–1650) — Tile tableau of a ship in full sail.
A panel of thirty tiles (arranged six by five) of majolica earthenware with tin glaze, painted in blue with a ship of the Amsterdam chamber of the United East-India Company (VOC).

English sea-goers and merchants commonly referred to any ship of the Dutch VOC (or of other similar companies) as an ‘East Indiaman’.

Source: Rijksmuseum

Published at 2:20 pm on Wednesday 5 October 2022. Categories: Art History Netherlands Tags: , , .
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The Cask and Glass pub on Palace Street has Dutch East India tiles surrounding its fireplace…

— Paul Thomas 10 Oct 2022 5:33 pm

You run into all sorts in that place!

— Andrew Cusack 13 Oct 2022 5:35 pm
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