Delft Image of Vermeer's Lacemaker

Heavy plate with the image of Vermeer's Lacemaker in shades of blue. 11-3/4" in diameter. There are holes to thread a wire for hanging the piece in the back inner rim.

The mark on the back is shown below. This is a modern underglaze blue on the white clay body, not the more famous tin glaze. There is also the number 08 impressed in the back of the plate just above the mark. Laws in the Netherlands are not very strict on labeling, and there's nothing overtly handpainted about this piece. I haven't tracked down the manufacturer yet.

first posted 4/1/2009