Deux carreaux armoriés en faïence de Delft en bleu et blanc aux armes de Huyssen et Van Der Nisse, 17ème

Dim.: 12,5 x 12,5 cm

The tile on the right bears the arms of knight Johan Hieronymus Huyssen, Lord of Oud en Nieuw Vossemeer (1630-1667). Between 1682 and 1703 he was councilor, alderman and mayor of Middelburg.
The tile on the left bears the arms of Cornelia van der Nisse, whom he married in 1657.

Provenance: Probably originally part of the now demolished 'Slot ter Nisse' in Nisse, Zeeland, The Netherlands.

Ref.: Published in Jan Pluis, The Dutch Tile, Designs and names 1570-1930, under no. A11.01.03.