A collection of ceramics museum in pictures

The foundation Stichting Keramisch Museum Goedewaagen (Goedewaagen Ceramic Museum) has a collection of about 4000 pieces of pottery, varying from decorative pottery to tableware, from tiles to tile pictures and from Gouda pipes to miniature houses. The collection presented in the exhibition comprises about 800 pieces, which together tell the story of Dutch pottery production from 1880 onwards. Below, mainly the top pieces of tile art of the museum are documented, classified by factory or designer.

PBD, Dorna vase, lustre glaze, design and execution Cornelis de Bruin, attributed (coll. Jan H. Branolte) Click on the images to enlarge them.

Cornelis de Bruin, Dordtsche Kunst Potterij, 1903-06 and Plateelbakkerij 'Delft', 1906-23

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The Thistle, faience décor by 16-year-old Willem Hendrik van Norden, August 1899

The breeding ground of The Thistle - M25 an iconic model, 1897-2020

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Thistle, local history tile, decoration Axel, signature TB (Tjeerd Bottema), 15,2 x 15,2 cm (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

De Distel - Tiles for the region

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The Thistle, tile tableau from Veere Town Hall, c. 1910, after oil paint by C. Springer (1861); on loan to R. Atsma

The Thistle, tile painting for the marquis of Veere, c. 1910, after C. Springer

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Thistle, carduus-lid vases, before 1920 (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

De Distel - Carduus tiles

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The Thistle, tableau of Hotel Poland, 1915 - h. 90 cm, coll. Meentwijck

The Thistle - Tableau Hotel Poland, 1915

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DKP, tile tableau, executed by Cornelis de Bruin, decor Eastern tableau after Marius Bauer, 1903 (coll. Meentwijck)

The tile painters of De Distel and other factories: Cornelis de Bruin, Willem Jansen and Willem van Norden

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The Thistle, diploma of Faënza in 1908 (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Diplomas of Plateel- en tegelbakkerij De Distel, Amsterdam from the years 1900-1911

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De Distel, Carduus advertising board, c. 1912 (coll. Meentwijck)

Tile tableaux of De Distel and Goedewaagen, designs by C. A. Lion Cachet, 1912-1930

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Thistle, tile tableau, decor Begin Herengracht, executed by Willem Hendrik van Norden, 1915 (coll. Meentwijck)

Delft Blue tile paintings by Willem Hendrik van Norden for Plateel- en Tegelbakkerij De Distel and the Kunstatelier van Goedewaagen-Distel, 1915-1940

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The Crown, tile plate, after Japanese woodcut by Kono Bairei, 1906 (Coll. Meentwijck)

Decorative earthenware from Porcelain factory 'De Kroon', Noordwijk, 1906-1910

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E.N.K.K. tile plate, river view in Delft Blue (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Eerste Nederlandsche Kunstinrichting, Kampen, 1901-1902

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Tjallingii, Harlingen, proverbs board, diam. 29.8 cm; coll. Righard Atsma.

Frisian traditional pottery

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Goedewaagen, tile tableau, preliminary study tableau S.S. Nieuw Nederland, design C. A. Lion Cachet, execution W. H. van Norden, 1928 (coll. KMG)

Tile pictures by the Goedewaagen-Distel studio, executed by Willem Hendrik van Norden, Gouda, 1923-1961

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Oil portrait of Aart Goedewaagen II from 1952, painted by Bart Peizel (Coll. Erven A. Goedewaagen III)

Goedewaagen's clay pipes

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Goedewaagen, figural pipe with portrait of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898; coll. KMG

Goedewaagen's clay pipes - the collection of Jan Alblas

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Goedewaagen, relief pipe with portrait of the new Republican president of the USA, Harrison; coll. Geert Ramaker

Goedewaagen's 'French' pipes

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Mosaic by Willem van Norden for Royal Goedewaagen, ca 1934. (Coll. Patrick and Nicky van Bekkum)

Goedewaagen's 'Happy pipe smoker' designed by Piet van der Hem, ca 1923

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Goedewaagen, multi-purpose ashtray, M819, matt-plate decor Fruto, after 1928

Heritage, a century of Goedewaagen ashtrays

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Goedewaagen, tobacco jar, M200, glossy ochre with black piping, for 1923

Heritage, a century of Goedewaagen tobacco jars

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Stained-glass window of the potter, h. 205 cm, 1923 (coll. Righard Atsma)

Goedewaagen: restored stained-glass window from former boardroom in Gouda, 1923

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Goedewaagen-Distel, sample tableau after design by Lion Cachet, 1927-28, h. 188 cm; coll. Righard Atsma

Goedewaagen-Distel: Akanthus, the new gold decor of 1927

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Goedewaagen, tile tableau, 50 years Water Company Gouda, design Dick Kikkert, executed in sgraffito technique with platinum afterburner by W.H. van Norden, 1933 (coll. Patrick and Nicky van Bekkum)

Goedewaagen's Royal Dutch Pipe and Pottery Works, Gouda. Designs by Dick Kikkert, 1926- 1933

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Goedewaagen, Art Déco tile tableau, design Dick Kikkert, c. 1933 (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Royal Goedewaagen, Art Déco tile tableau designed by Dick Kikkert, ca 1933

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Goedewaagen, mosaic, advertising tableau Goedewaagen with potter, design and execution W.H. van Norden,1933 (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Ceramic mosaics from Goedewaagen's Royal Dutch Pipe and Pottery works, 1933-1962

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Goedewaagen, Lotus service, 1923; design Bert Nienhuis (attributed); coll. KMG

Goedewaagen's pre-war dinner sets

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Goedewaagen, motto decor Landhuis, 1938-1942

Goedewaagen, motto decor Landhuis, 1938-1942

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PZH, test, cobalt blue decor 'Oud Breda', ca 1911

Gouda Arts and Crafts of PZH and Goedewaagen, 1910-1940

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Goedewaagen, four-piece tile strip, 15 x 15 cm per tile, with playful quotations to Miro, Picasso and Der Blaue Reiter, 1953-1955 (coll. Patrick and Nicky van Bekkum)

Goedewaagen's post-war Retro earthenware by Willem Hendrik van Norden and Chris de Moor, 1949-1955

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De Distel, watercolour design by Bert Nienhuis for tile tableau, for May 1902; until July 2012 coll. Royal Goedewaagen

Royal Goedewaagen's 1992 remake of a 1902 Art Nouveau tableau designed by Bert Nienhuis

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Goedewaagen-Gouda, replica Distel-tableau Herestraat-101 of 1903, Groningen, delivered August 1990

Plateel- en Tegelbakkerij De Distel, seven-piece tile tableau, Herestraat 101, Groningen, 1903, design Bert Nienhuis; Goedewaagen replica August 1990

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Holland-Utrecht, Pendulum, h. 48 cm (coll. KMG)

Faience factory 'Holland', Utrecht, 1893-1905

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Holland-Utrecht, jardinière, 1897, Work order 259, signature C

Second capital gift of faïence from 'Holland', Utrecht, 1895-1902

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Holland-Utrecht, View of the Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam, before 1906; coll. Meentwijck

Tile factory Holland-Utrecht, tableaux 1896-1913

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Holland-Utrecht, local history tile Volendam; coll. Bert-Jan Baas

Tegelfabriek Holland-Utrecht, loose tiles from before 1906

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Tichelaar's, Makkum, sculpture of milking cows, polychrome, ca 1925; coll. Righard Atsma

Dutch cow plastics then and now

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Chris Lanooy, gourd vase, 1910 World exhibition, h. 20,3 cm; coll. Bert-Jan Baas

Chris Lanooy, enamel wizard of the Veluwe

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Wall dish, decor horn of plenty, diam. 32 cm

Old Dutch majolica, 1550-1650

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Bert-Nienhuis, Japonaiserie, tea ceremony vase, c. 1916, Hagen (Dld), Yearbook VANK, 1919, photo page 27

Bert Nienhuis (1873-1960) art glazes

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1962, Johnny Rolf on Bert Nienhuis' kick disc (Photo: Frits Weeda)

Bert Nienhuis' shovel disc from 1912 - a century of ceramic history

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PBD, tile tableau, Resurrection decor (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Plateelbakkerij 'Delft', 1897-1902 Amsterdam, 1902-1923 Hilversum

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PBD, tile plate, decor Mill view, unique Corns-de-Bruin, 1909 (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Plateelbakkerij 'Delft', Hilversum - tile pictures by Cornelis (Corns) de Bruin

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PBD, local history tile, decor Scheveningen,1905 (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Plateelbakkerij 'Delft', Hilversum. Truly Dutch

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PBD, tile plate, sepia-coloured, after Joseph Israëls, Son of the ancient people, 1909 (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

PBD tile plates and tableaux based on the Heystee catalogue for the Rembrandt Year 1906

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PBD, occasional tableau, decor 10 years existence Transito company, 1910 (coll. Meentwiijck)

Plateelbakkerij Delft, Hilversum, occasional tableaus, 1910-1923

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Postcard of Dam Square in Amsterdam, with statue of Naatje, ca 1898

New buildings around the Dam 1898-1914, documented in tile tableaux by PBD and Goedewaagen

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Heystee-HPB, Colnot occasional tableau, 1930 (coll. Meentwijck)

Tegelhandel Heystee, tile tableaux executed by the Hilversumse Plateel Bakkerij (HPB) in Art Déco style

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Porceleyne Fles, relief tile, LSV-lustrum 1935, design Richard Roland Holst (coll..Julius Branolte)

Tilework from Porceleyne Fles, Delft

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Potterij Rembrandt, Utrecht, local history tile, decor Volendam, 1906-1908 (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Potterij Rembrandt, Utrecht 1906-08 and Nijmegen 1908-25

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Rozenburg, tile plate 'Dance in the barn', after Bega, by Daniël Harkink, 1888 (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Haagsche Plateelfabriek Rozenburg 1883 - 1914, Daniël Harkink and other painters from The Hague before 1890

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Rozenburg, tile, 'Bridge, by Willem de Zwart (coll. Meentwijck)

Haagsche Plateelfabriek Rozenburg 1883 - 1914, Willem de Zwart and Cornelis Koppenol before 1890

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Rozenburg, tile tableau, Princess Wilhelmina, 5 by 8 tiles, 1891 (coll. Meentwijck)

Rozenburg tile picture of Princess Wilhelmina in 1891, painted by Daniël Harkink

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Rozenburg tile picture, Gates of the Binnenhof in The Hague, unique piece by Daniël Harkink, c. 1899 (coll. Yvon Kerkhoven)

Rozenburg tile pictures from 1892-1899

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Rozenburg, tile tableau from former luggage depot, Groningen Central Station, 1894, design Franc. H. Bachg (coll. KMG)

Haagsche Plateelfabriek Rozenburg, Art Nouveau tile tableaux, Central Station, NS Groningen, 1894-1896

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Rozenburg, sepia-coloured tile tableau, after Gerke Henkes 'Bestuur Oudemannenhuis', execution by Daniël Harkink (coll. Bert-Jan Baas)

Rozenburg, monochrome tile tableaux, period 1892-1895

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Hand-turned pottery on a red-brick shard with green, shifting matt glazes

Plateelbakkerij Schoonhoven, art pottery by Frans van Katwijk, 1927-1939

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Spell 'Woman and Pussycat....

Tegelfabriek Westraven, Utrecht, motto tiles by Arie Kortenhoff, 1920-1950

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PZH - Chris van der Hoef, breakfast service 4000 - decor 1000

Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, service 4000 by Chris van der Hoef, from 1904

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PZH, pedestal with gold pheasant motif, unique, c. 1908

Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, 1898-1964 Gouda: Willem Hartgring and Utagawa Hiroshige

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PZH Orenvaas Decor Matapan 1919 - Gift of Mrs Vernes

Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, amphora M922, decor Matapan, December 1919

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