Product code: Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum - Delftware Cow 2024
Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum - Delftware hi Cow The Descent Of The Alpine Cows Festival 2024 Cows in flower crowns – what more do you need? Cows are the most famous and beloved subjects depicted in Dutch Delftware. Since the eighteenth century they have adorned mantelpieces, furniture and window sills. They were always produced in pairs, with their heads turned towards each other and tongues lapping. Remarkably, these cows are almost always painted with lavish swags of floral garland draped around their necks and backs. The Delft potters were inspired by a seventeenth-century tradition. Each year the Butcher's guild in Holland would hold a parade on the day of its patron saint (St. Luke, symbolized by the apocalyptic winged ox). The parade celebrated the guild's best-bred bull or cow. The prized beast was decorated with floral garlands and ribbons, and gilded horns. Cows measure approximately 3.5” long Excellent condition!!!.
Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum - Delftware hi Cow The Descent Of The Alpine Cows Festival 2024 Cows in flower crowns – what more do you need? Cows are the most famous and beloved subjects depicted in Dutch Delftware. Since the eighteenth century they have adorned mantelpieces, furniture and window sills. They were always produced in pairs, with their heads turned towards each other and tongues lapping. Remarkably, these cows are almost always painted with lavish swags of floral garland draped around their necks and backs. The Delft potters were inspired by a seventeenth-century tradition. Each year the Butcher's guild in Holland would hold a parade on the day of its patron saint (St. Luke, symbolized by the apocalyptic winged ox). The parade celebrated the guild's best-bred bull or cow. The prized beast was decorated with floral garlands and ribbons, and gilded horns. Cows measure approximately 3.5” long Excellent condition!!!.