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Violin

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Date: c. 1705 - c. 1710
Medium: earthenware, tin glaze
Culture: Delft
Institution: Rijksmuseum

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.

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