A Dutch Delft Polychrome Trompe L’oeil Birdcage Plaque, Second Half 18th Century

Property of the Shelter Island Historical Society, sold to benefit the Museum Collections Program
A Dutch Delft Polychrome Trompe L’oeil Birdcage Plaque
Second Half 18th Century

painted with a brightly-coloured songbird perched in an arched cage, with a water reservoir at one side, pierced for hanging
10 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.

Condition Report:
Overall in good appearance and generally good condition. Some typical glaze chips to extremities, some minor scattered nibble chips. The front surface with a glaze line extending approximately 4cm vertically from piercing.