JVV 0627
Delft, 1700-1710
The Metal Pot pottery
Mark: LVE, 1 0, AL, period of Lambertus van Eenhoorn 1691-1724. The initials “AL” most likely belong to the pottery painter.
The heart-shaped flower vase stands on a waisted, rectangular foot and features a fan-shaped row of five spouts along its upper rim. A second row of three spouts is set on the thickened upper rim at the front. The handles are modelled in the shape of bird-like creatures. The flower vase is painted blue. On the front is a decoration depicting two putti amongst flowers; on the back is a ‘parsley’ decoration. On the top of the flower vase, between the spouts, leaf motifs are reserved on a blue ground. The five spouts themselves are painted with stylised leaf motifs, whilst the central spout features a design related to riyu motifs. Riyu motifs are painted between the three spouts on the thickened rim, complemented at the base by two bands of scrollwork and a band of flowers reserved on a blue ground. The foot is decorated with flowers and leaves reserved on a blue ground. Ornaments are applied to its thickened section. The rim of the foot features a double zigzag decoration.
Dimensions: height 20.8 cm / 8.2 in., length 22.0 cm / 8.7 in., deep 8.0 cm / 3.1 in.
Explanatory note
Flower vases with fan-shaped rows of spouts were produced in Delft over a long period, broadly from the 1680s to the 1740s. Examples with a thickened upper rim and a double row of spouts were produced by both The Metal Pot and The Greek A potteries. The earliest examples date from the 1690s. Lambertus van Eenhoorn’s successor, Cornelis Koppens, also continued to produce flower vases featuring two fan-shaped rows of spouts.
Literature
[Van] Aken-Fehmers et al, Delfts aardewerk. Geschiedenis van een nationaal product. Deel IV. Vazen met tuiten. 300 jaar pronkstukken. Dutch Delftware. History of a National Product. Volume IV. Vases with Spouts. Three Centuries of Splendor, The Hague / Zwolle 2007
