Dutch, 17th/early 18th century, three framed six tile panels; one framed nine tile panel, depicting merpeople and mythological sea creatures, most with pinholes in corners, each tile approximately 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 in.Note: For more information on Dutch delftware tiles, please see: www.chipstone.org/article.php/296/Ceramics-in-America-2006/Neither-%E2%80%9CLandskip%E2%80%9D-nor-%E2%80%9CScripture%E2%80%9D:-Collecting-Dutch-Maritime-TilesProvenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition
overall scattered chips, abrasions, crazing, cracks and wear consistent with age and use