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Earthenware bottle with a long neck and domed cover topped with a circular element. The vessel decorated with flowers and birds in blue and white.

Bottle

c. 1678-85

De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory Delft, Netherlands, 1658-1811 Samuel van Eenhoorn Dutch, 1655-1686/87

Delft

This bottle’s Chinese-inspired form and decoration reflect the influence of blue-and-white porcelain imported from China in large quantities by the Dutch East India Company.

Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware)

Applied Arts of Europe