Violin, anonymous, c. 1705 - c. 1710
This tin-glazed earthenware violin cannot be played, for it is a decorative object. When the collector John Loudon purchased it for a record 1500 guilders in 1876, this violin was considered to be the absolute masterpiece of Delft earthenware. The modelling and painted decoration
certainly make it an exceptional object.

Gift of the heirs of J.F. Loudon, The Hague
earthenware, h c.63cm × w c.23cm × d c.10cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-NM-12400-91
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