Dutch plates of World War I commemorating Christmas and New Year

Rembrandt, P

dc.contributor.author	Rembrandt, P
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-07T07:48:20Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-07T07:48:20Z
dc.date.created	1914
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	This set of tin-glazed earthenware commemorative plates were made during the early stages of the First World War to pursue peace. It asks the question whether peace is possible in 1915. Both plates are decorated with identical grey cavettos containing six cloud-like scallops filled with mistletoe and surrounded by holly leaves. The central panels differ – the one shows a rising sun inscribed with the word “Kerstmis 1914” in the centre, a canon with two shells below it and the inscription “Vrede op aarde?”, while the other shows the same rising sun inscribed with a large red question mark and the word “Nieuwejaar”, two crossed palm branches and the date “1915”. The mistletoe and holly leaves are traditional symbols of love during Christmas and the palm leaves are symbols of peace. At that time, although the Netherlands was neutral, they feared an attack from Germany sighting Belgium as an example. Although Belgium was neutral, the Germans invaded the country on 4 August 1914 when it refused their troops passage across Belgian soil. The Dutch seriously strove for peace on their neighbouring front. These plates were made by the Potterij Rembrandt in Nijmegen.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Ceramic 101	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	28 mm x 230 mm	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	Tin-glazed earthenware	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/54103
dc.publisher	Department of the University of Pretoria Art	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculptures	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	D707729	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Dutch plates of World War I	en_ZA
dc.title	Dutch plates of World War I commemorating Christmas and New Year	en_ZA
dc.type	Image	en_ZA