Today is the start of Carnaval or Fastnacht or Mardi-Grass or as we call it here in Limburg Vastelaovend.
Six days in wich the world is turned updside down. During Vastelaovend Prince Lucifer and his Council of Devil rule our monastic village Steyl.

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Four tiles with mermaids, mermen and seafairies.
Hoorn, NL, 17th C.
Coll: West-Fries Museum Hoorn.
https://westfriesmuseum.nl/

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Tiled backwall of the fireplace in the kitchen of Schloss Dorenburg.
17th C.
Freilichtmuseum Grefrath, NRW, DE.
https://niederrheinisches-freilichtmuseum.ticketfritz.de/

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Jugs and costrells, leadglazed.
3rd C. Krefeld.
Coll: Museum Burg Linn, Krefeld, NRW, DE
https://www.museumburglinn.de/

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Slipware dish with sliptrailed measure.
Tegelen 19th C.
Coll: Keramiekmuseum Tegelen, NL.
https://tiendschuur.net/

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'Vuurtest' A dish with one handle to hold glowing embers.
Netherlands, 18th C.
Private coll. N&P Steyl.

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#slipware #terrevernissée #slibversierdaardewerk
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The Tegelen slipware ceramics is recognized as Netherlands Intangible Cultural Herritage.
I'm very proud to be able to make work that has its roots in a centurys old tradition.
In the images a few of my predecessors.

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#klei #clay #Ton #ler #barro