No. 12 c. 1780
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This Dutch Delftware plate, created by the Porcelain Axe (Porceleyne Bijl) factory around 1780, depicts two figures mending a fishing net. The scene, executed in a monochrome blue and white palette, reflects the importance of fishing in Dutch life. The inscription, “No. 12. + Breten der Haring Neten,” indicates this is part of a larger series depicting various fishing scenes. The plate's delicate brushwork and realistic portrayal of the figures and landscape are characteristic of the decorative arts of the period. This piece, now held in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, is a charming example of Dutch blue and white porcelain.
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This series of twelve plates is painted with scenes related to fishing for herring. While undistinguished in appearance, this silver fish was an abundant source of food in the North Sea and supported a vast fishing industry in the Netherlands. Herring fishing accounted for such a large percentage of the wealth of the Dutch Republic that Amsterdam was said to have been built on herring bones.
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