Figure 17 Tiles. Delftware. Left: Probably London, ca. 1720–1740. 4.96" x 5.04" x .31". An English approach to the biblical flood, executed in blue. Animals, birds, and people are on their way to the ark as water rises in the foreground. The design is framed within two concentric circles and the corners are a rare stylized and hornless version of the Dutch oxheads. The clay is a sandy yellow, the edges are not beveled. There are four pinholes inset from the corners. Right: Holland, ca. 1800. 5.07" x 5.07" x .27". A less optimistic, Dutch version of the biblical flood executed in manganese, featuring the ark, the spire of a submerged church, miscellaneous floating debris, a man perhaps riding a sea horse, and, in the foreground, two despairing people—all within double concentric circles and oxhead corners. The clay is pinkish yellow, with beveled edges, and the glaze is tinted a pale purple by the manganese.
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