Dutch ship tiles
Subtitle: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Harlingen, Makkum, 1660-1980
By: Jan Pluis
Publisher: Primavera Pers
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9789059972629
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Ceramic tiles; History; Ships in art
Description: During the seventeenth century, the Netherlands were a seafaring nation. Increased prosperity brought about a demand for luxury goods, including painted wall tiles. Tile works located mainly in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Harlingen created tiles featuring ships. The popularity of these ship tiles declined in the first half of the eighteenth century. However, by the nineteenth century, there was a resurgence of interest in 'old-Dutch' tiles. Especially in Utrecht, a new series of ship tiles were made that were modelled after examples from the seventeenth century. In turn, these inspired tiles produced in Frisia. This book offers a richly illustrated overview of ship tiles produced by a variety of tile works. The focus is on the influence that seventeenth-century ship tiles from Amsterdam exerted on the tiles with 'old-Dutch' ships that were made in Utrecht and Frisia after 1880.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 96).