Renaissance Dutch Polychrome tile with flowers - 132 mm

"Polychrome Tile with Flower Vase
Culture / Period: Dutch, Renaissance Period
Date / Period: 17th century A.D.
Material: Earthenware
Dimensions: 132 x 18 mm
Condition: Good condition
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Provenance information:
Object Registration ID: 45

The current owner purchased the polychrome tile with flowers from a private collector, Jan B., in Zwolle, the Netherlands.
The previous owner, a private collector from Zwolle, stated that the object had been in his collection since an unknown date.
According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in the Netherlands since the 1990s.
No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object is available.

Background Information:
This polychrome earthenware tile is a decorative wall tile from the Dutch Renaissance tradition. The design shows a central vase with stylised flowers, placed within a diamond-shaped frame and surrounded by blue corner decoration. The use of blue, orange, green, and white reflects the colourful ceramic taste of the 17th century.

Tiles of this kind were used in Dutch interiors as both decorative and practical architectural elements. They were commonly placed around fireplaces, in kitchens, halls, and other interior spaces where a durable and easily cleaned surface was desirable. In wealthier homes, churches, and public buildings, such tiles also contributed to the visual richness of the room.

The floral vase motif reflects the wider artistic interest in flowers, symmetry, and ordered ornament during the Renaissance and Dutch Golden Age. Dutch tile makers were influenced by Italian maiolica and Iberian-Moorish ceramic traditions, but developed their own recognisable style through local workshops. The decoration was painted by hand onto a tin-glazed earthenware surface before firing, showing the organised craftsmanship of the period.

Such tiles were produced in considerable numbers in Dutch ceramic centres and circulated widely through domestic and maritime trade. This piece forms a tangible connection to 17th-century Dutch daily life, where objects of this kind combined practical function with decorative refinement in the built environment."