Item SH 931256 Flower Pot - Yoka Van Den brink, Hindeloopen, 1993

Summary

Flower Pot painted by Yoka Van Den Brink in 1993, using Hindeloopen techniques in Sunday colours. Hindeloopen craft techniques date back to the 16th century, to the port of Hindeloopen, in Friesland in the North of Holland where sailors developed a decorative tradition of handpainting domestic items to add colour to the dark houses through winter. Motifs include flowers, scrolls, buds, birds and sometimes bible scenes and landscapes.

Physical Description

Terracotta flower pot painted dark green and decorated with floral motifs of the Hindeloopen style.