Charger with the Banquet from the Parable of the Prodigal Son c. 1740 - 1775

This charger, created in Delft, Netherlands, sometime between 1740 and 1775, is an example of Delftware, a distinctive blue and white tin-glazed earthenware. The charger depicts a scene from the parable of the Prodigal Son, where the prodigal son returns home and is welcomed by his father. The scene is depicted with a decorative border of blue and white floral motifs, a characteristic of 18th-century Dutch Delftware. The anonymous artist demonstrates skilled use of blue and white porcelain paint in this highly detailed scene, making it an important and beautiful work of Delftware.