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The Importance of Porcelain
factor in interior decoration long before Dutch William
drove the Stuarts out of England. A Dutch inventory
of the time of the Glorious Revolution (1689) is worth
citation for the sake of illustrating the prevailing taste
and the price of porcelain of the day :
Statement and inventory of the contents and the goods of Dirck van
Kessel and Chrestina de Ridder, left without owner by the afore-
said Chrestina de Ridder BY HER DEATH ON THE 15TH of January
OF THIS YEAR 1689
In the Porcelain Room.
F
LORINS.
Two porcelain " beguine " pots . , .
150
One porcelain chamber-pot with cover
6
One porcelain box, without cover . . •
6
Three porcelain preserve pots ......
120
Four large porcelain bowls
30
One high pyramidal shaped water jug . . • ••
12
Two porcelain fruit dishes .
15
A jug with a silver lid . . • ...
10
A porcelain box with lid .
12
One porcelain cover ........
10
One porcelain pot with handles ......
4
Two porcelain crackle bowls . ......
10
Four porcelain boxes . . . . ...
10
A little stewing pot . . . . . ...
10
Two porcelain teapots ......
6
One porcelain sexagonal pot . . .
20
Two porcelain printed oil pots .....
10
One porcelain stewing pan coloured, without cover .
18
One porcelain apple pot . .
30
Two porcelain crackle jars (one broken) . . . . -
15
Two long porcelain boxes .......
5
Two porcelain "beguine " pots ......
3°
Four porcelain boxes with covers ......
15
Four butter dishes .....-••
6
Twenty-four porcelain teacups with covers ....
48
An East India box with a bamboo . . . • •
10
Thirteen (with inside decoration) . . . • • •
13
Two porcelain bottles with French flowers . • • •
60
Five porcelain butter dishes on the back yellow and green .
10
Thirteen coloured tea-saucers (one broken) . . • •
8
Two porcelain cups with knobs on the covers . . • •
6
Three large East India teapots . ...••
24
Four little East India teapots . ...••
6
Four old porcelain stewing pots ......
40
Five old long shaped bottles, one of which is in pieces
30
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factor in interior decoration long before Dutch William
drove the Stuarts out of England. A Dutch inventory
of the time of the Glorious Revolution (1689) is worth
citation for the sake of illustrating the prevailing taste
and the price of porcelain of the day :
Statement and inventory of the contents and the goods of Dirck van
Kessel and Chrestina de Ridder, left without owner by the afore-
said Chrestina de Ridder BY HER DEATH ON THE 15TH of January
OF THIS YEAR 1689
In the Porcelain Room.
F
LORINS.
Two porcelain " beguine " pots . , .
150
One porcelain chamber-pot with cover
6
One porcelain box, without cover . . •
6
Three porcelain preserve pots ......
120
Four large porcelain bowls
30
One high pyramidal shaped water jug . . • ••
12
Two porcelain fruit dishes .
15
A jug with a silver lid . . • ...
10
A porcelain box with lid .
12
One porcelain cover ........
10
One porcelain pot with handles ......
4
Two porcelain crackle bowls . ......
10
Four porcelain boxes . . . . ...
10
A little stewing pot . . . . . ...
10
Two porcelain teapots ......
6
One porcelain sexagonal pot . . .
20
Two porcelain printed oil pots .....
10
One porcelain stewing pan coloured, without cover .
18
One porcelain apple pot . .
30
Two porcelain crackle jars (one broken) . . . . -
15
Two long porcelain boxes .......
5
Two porcelain "beguine " pots ......
3°
Four porcelain boxes with covers ......
15
Four butter dishes .....-••
6
Twenty-four porcelain teacups with covers ....
48
An East India box with a bamboo . . . • •
10
Thirteen (with inside decoration) . . . • • •
13
Two porcelain bottles with French flowers . • • •
60
Five porcelain butter dishes on the back yellow and green .
10
Thirteen coloured tea-saucers (one broken) . . • •
8
Two porcelain cups with knobs on the covers . . • •
6
Three large East India teapots . ...••
24
Four little East India teapots . ...••
6
Four old porcelain stewing pots ......
40
Five old long shaped bottles, one of which is in pieces
30
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