Plaque with a Portrait of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

anonymous, c. 1725 - c. 1750

Plaque van faience blauw met het portret van de microbioloog Antoni van Leeuwenhoek.

  • Artwork typeplaat
  • Object numberBK-NM-4444
  • Dimensionsheight 38.3 cm x width 31.2 cm x thickness 3 cm
  • Physical characteristicsgeglazuurd aardewerk (faience)

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Plaque with a Portrait of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-4444

  • Description

    Plaque van faience blauw met het portret van de microbioloog Antoni van Leeuwenhoek.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription: ‘ANTOnI.VAN.LEEUWENHOEK/ Lid van de koninkleijke/ Societeit in London’

Creation

  • Creation

    plateelbakkerij: anonymous, Delft

  • Dating

    c. 1725 - c. 1750

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    geglazuurd aardewerk (faience)

  • Dimensions

    height 38.3 cm x width 31.2 cm x thickness 3 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Period

    1650 - 1723

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

    • H.L. Houtzager, J.R. ter Molen, "Een porseleinen eerbetoon aan Anthonie van Leeuwenhoek" Antiek vol. 17, nr. 5 (1982), pp. 252
    • Documentatiemap.

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