JVV 0440
Delft, 1720-1730
The Greek A pottery
Mark: AIK, period of Jacob van der Kool (1722-1757)
The oval-shaped double sauce boat stands on four small feet, has a loop handle in the middle of each side and with a lip at either end. The handles end in a scroll. The sauce boat is painted in the polychrome cashmere palette. A Greek meander motif surrounding a single floral sprig is on the inside of the bottom, and the inside border is decorated with a symmetrical floral ornament. The outside is painted with four floral sprigs, the underside of the lips with a flower and leaf.
Dimensions: length 18,3 cm / 7.2 in., width 15 cm / 5.9 in., height 4,6 cm / 1.81 in.
Explanatory note
The cashmere decor was developed in Delft around 1700 and enjoyed great popularity for a short period, till about 1730. The colour palette is blue, green and red, sometimes with additional colours black, purple or yellow. The decorations are mainly floral motifs derived from Chinese porcelain and flower vases. These were often combined with ornaments developed in France, such as lambrequins and point work (palmette-shaped panels or cartouches). The cashmere decor was applied to multiple Delftware items such as garnitures, ewers, vases, dishes, tea pots and canisters, often in a ribbed version. The shape of the double sauce boat is derived from Rouen faience from the early eighteenth century.
