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Dish with pomegranates
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Dishes and plates with a pomegranate pattern were common in the first half of the 17th century, the golden age of Dutch maiolica. The decorator of this dish surprisingly chose to represent the pomegranates in blue and white, while the bunches of grapes are painted an orange colour.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDish with pomegranates. c. 1620 - c. 1635. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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