Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile tiny quite sensitively done

quite sensitively done

5 3/8" x 3 7/16"

this has yet to happen

Beside the wear

Full of life on every jam packed page

Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile tiny quite sensitively doneSince I started paying attention to antique Delft tiles, I just can't get enough, each one its own special thing, a perfect scale drawing rendered in blue and, happily, baked to endure! A very cherubic child with staff here (I would guess meant to represent the Christ child), toes tipped forward and seeming poised to embark on a long journey which this tile did, clearly living a life, with some old clay grout still clinging to one edge. A nice old