Dutch plates of World War I commemorating Christmas and New Year

dc.contributor.authorRembrandt, P
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-07T07:48:20Z
dc.date.available2016-07-07T07:48:20Z
dc.date.created1914
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionThis 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.sponsorshipCeramic 101en_ZA
dc.format.extent28 mm x 230 mmen_ZA
dc.format.mediumTin-glazed earthenwareen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/54103
dc.publisherDepartment of the University of Pretoria Arten_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculpturesen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesD707729en_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectDutch plates of World War Ien_ZA
dc.titleDutch plates of World War I commemorating Christmas and New Yearen_ZA
dc.typeImageen_ZA

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