JVV 0431
Delft, circa 1690
The polychrome lobed dish is composed of eight wide and twisted lobes and is painted in blue, green and yellow with a depiction of King-Stadholder William III between two flowering branches. The border is decorated with a continuous frieze of tulips and flowers.
Dimensions: diameter 34.4 cm / 13.54 in.
Explanatory note
The colour scheme of blue, yellow and green is frequently found on lobed dishes from the sixteen-nineties, especially with images of King William III and his wife Queen Mary Stuart. After the Glorious Revolution in 1688, they ascended the English throne in 1689. Most of the lobed dishes with this decoration must have been made around 1690. In addition, peacocks and other birds, flowers, flower vases, heraldic arms, landscapes and the human figure were also painted on lobed dishes with this colour scheme.
