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Plaque

c. 1750–70
decorator

Unknown

after Jacopo Amigoni

(Italian, 1675–1752)
publisher

after Joseph Wagner

(German, 1706–1780)
Culture
Netherlands, Holland, Delft
Medium
delft ware (tin glazed earthenware)
Measurements
Overall: 31.8 x 33.7 cm (12 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
A Gift from David H. and Elizabeth H. Warshawsky 2024.12
Public Domain
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The iconic blue-and-white ceramics from Delft originated as an attempt to copy Chinese porcelain.

Description

This plaque depicts the biblical scene of the finding of Moses. The Book of Exodus recounts how during the captivity in Egypt of the Jewish people, the pharaoh decreed that all newborn sons of Hebrews should be cast into the river. The infant Moses was placed by his mother in a basket among the bulrushes. He was discovered there by the pharaoh’s daughter, who is shown here under the parasol, accompanied by her servants. A plaque after the same print is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
A horizontally oriented tin-glazed earthenware plaque depicts a blue landscape on a white ground within a scalloped, relief-molded edge. Five figures gather by a river: a woman holding a parasol stands between a boy on the left and two women tending a baby in a basket on the right. Spindly trees and a small house fill the background. The decorative border features scrolls and shell shapes in vibrant green, yellow, and red glazes.

Plaque

c. 1750–70

Unknown, Jacopo Amigoni, Joseph Wagner

(Italian, 1675–1752), (German, 1706–1780)
Netherlands, Holland, Delft

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