Figure 14 Tiles, Holland. Delftware. Left: Ca. 1660–1700. 4.92" x 4.91" x .35". Neptune bearing a trident is shown here riding on a closed seashell drawn by a scaly leopard whose head and shoulders are stippled. Behind Neptune stands a winged Nereid holding a small flag. The sea ripples to the right. The clay is yellow, the edges beveled; there are two pinholes .39" in from the oxhead corners. On the back, drawn in cobalt, is a large “64,” probably a dealer’s stock number. Center: Ca. 1630–1660. 5.11" x 5.11" (thickness concealed by a frame). Neptune rides an open seashell with an elaborate sunshade suspended over him. He holds the reins of a well-drawn turtle, the details of which are obscured by a lighter blue wash. The clay is yellow, and the figures are outlined in manganese—as is the sea, which is created from rows of zigzag lines. The spider corners are boldly executed, and there are two pinholes .66" in from them. See fig. 12 for a tile from the same factory. Right: Ca. 1650. 5.11" x 5.11" x .43". Represented here is a Triton riding on a wheeled sea chariot with a wind-baffling shell behind him, powered by a dolphin. In the chariot’s bow sits a winged Nereid holding reins and a whip. The sea is realistically treated with the crests of the waves in a reserve. The surface of the glaze is heavily crazed, pitted, and black-speckled, and there are spider corners with three pinholes well in from them. This may be an example of the surface condition that preceded the addition of kwaart. The clay, which is orange and visibly wedged, is beveled at the edges.
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