{"id":77,"date":"2015-03-15T14:27:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T13:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:53:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:53:17","slug":"early-tiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/en\/early-tiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlier Tiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Little is known about the tiles from earlier years. Neither\u00a0Holland America Line nor Royal Goedewaagen features archived documents certifying the origin. The only knowledge of 1910-1980 issued tiles is gathered on the basis of offered tiles for sale at auctions. The back of the tile usually offers the assurance that it actually concerns a tile that is issued by the Holland America Line. Unless stated otherwise, the format is 6&#8243;x 6&#8243;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The assumed first known hand-painted tiles that were most probably issued by order of the Holland America Line are those of the <em>ss Rotterdam IV<\/em> (24.249\u00a0GT 1908-1940). This was the first ship of the company with a glass inserted promenade deck and cabins with private facilities. The tile on the left side\u00a0is manufactured around <strong>1910<\/strong> by Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland in Gouda. The Ebay seller reported that the tile was found in the estate of his grandfather, an American soldier who fought in the First World War.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-392\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-ss-rotterdam-1910-PZH-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"1 ss rotterdam 1910 PZH\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-ss-rotterdam-1910-PZH-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-ss-rotterdam-1910-PZH-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-ss-rotterdam-1910-PZH-1024x1018.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-ss-rotterdam-1910-PZH-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-ss-rotterdam-1910-PZH.jpg 1826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-417\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A-1024x1020.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A.jpg 1648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The tile on the right (7&#215;7 inch) is not part of my collection. It was produced by Plateelbakkerij Rozenburg around <strong>1920<\/strong>. I saw this tile in part 1 of the book &#8220;Lijnvaart in herinnering verankerd&#8221;, in which ship memorabilia from the glory years of the Dutch scheduled shipping are described and depicted. The scan I\u00a0received from Willem Barten, one of the compilers of this book.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This tile (with a picture on both sides) is a <strong>1913<\/strong> Wedgwood Calendar Tile. The front reads &#8220;Pier 46 Mystic Wharves B.&amp; M.R.R. Terminal, Boston 906 feet long 240072 square feet&#8221;. The steamer at the right is <strong>Holland America Line <em>ss Amsteldijk I <\/em><\/strong>(1901-1924). These calendar tiles were created by Wedgwood Etruria England for the Jones McDuffee &amp; Stratton Co Pottery Merchants, Boston, U.S.A. and given out each year. The tile is in great condition for its age (5.3&#8243;x 3.8&#8243;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1020\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1913-deel-1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"1913 deel 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1913-deel-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1913-deel-1-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1913-deel-1.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1021\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1913-deel-2-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"1913 deel 2\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1913-deel-2-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1913-deel-2-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1913-deel-2.jpg 994w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tile tableau of the <em>ss Ryndam I <\/em>(1901-1929), built by Harland &amp; Wolff \u00a0in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. In 1918, the American government commandeered the <em>ss Ryndam I <\/em>to serve as a World War I troop transport ship.\u00a0The not yet restored tableau (2 tiles of \u201c6 x\u201d6) is fixed to a wooden panel and is to be found in the extensive collection of Jaap van Dam from Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. Jaap is one of the top-3 collectors of Dutch Shipping, and is specialized in flat articles (such as prints, cards), mess-room porcelain crockery and original posters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-36-Ryndam_tegeltableau_digitale-restauratie_Ron-Tasman_22jan17.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-36-Ryndam_tegeltableau_digitale-restauratie_Ron-Tasman_22jan17.jpg\" width=\"1340\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-36-Ryndam_tegeltableau_digitale-restauratie_Ron-Tasman_22jan17.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-36-Ryndam_tegeltableau_digitale-restauratie_Ron-Tasman_22jan17-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-36-Ryndam_tegeltableau_digitale-restauratie_Ron-Tasman_22jan17-1024x508.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recently the illustration of the below-placed, varied colored tile of the <em>Halve Maen,<\/em> has been found in the Royal Goedewaagen archive. This 6\u201dx 6\u201d tile has been drawn by Willem Hendrik van Norden \u00a0(head of the Art department Goedewaagen-Distel at that particular time). One is assured that it concerns a Sphinx bisque painted tile from <strong>1938<\/strong>, issued either on the ocassion of the launching of the <em>ss Nieuw Amsterdam II, <\/em>or on the ocassion of the 1939 World Exhibition in New York, where Royal Goedewaagen exhibited its wares.\u00a0 The signature on the side is interesting, and it is exceptional that there is a faulty date on the tile. Hudson sailed in 1609, not in 1604, to the river that would later bear his name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1731\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/D-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"D\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/D-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/D-1024x938.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1732\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Da-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"Da\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Da-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Da-1024x412.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Da.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The <em>Halve Maen<\/em> was the sailing ship of the Dutch East India Company that, under the command of Captain Henry Hudson, entered the port of New York in September 1609. Until the summer of 2016 the Dutch origin lived on in the logo of the Holland America Line. The <em>Halve Maen<\/em> is depicted in the background of the bow of the <em>Nieuw Amsterdam<\/em>. Half Moon Cay, the private island of the Holland America Line, has been named after this ship. The link with HAL is reason to include Half Moon tiles in my collection<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Six part tile tableau (6x 5&#8243;x 5&#8243;) painted at Tichelaar in Makkum in the second half of the <strong>1930&#8217;s<\/strong>. According to the experts of Royal Goedewaagen, the tableau was painted by Jan Romke Steensma. The production was possibly directly related to the 1939 WorldExhibition in New York. A description of the tableau can be found in the menu News of June 1, 2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P1010498-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1655\" height=\"2385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P1010498-5.jpg 1655w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P1010498-5-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P1010498-5-768x1107.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P1010498-5-711x1024.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1655px) 100vw, 1655px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The cloisonn\u00e9 tile (8\u201dx 5.5\u201d) representing the <em>Halve Maen<\/em>\u00a0 is a design from Mar de Bruijn for Porceleyne Fles and was produced about <strong>1950<\/strong>. The text on the reverse side states: \u201cHenry Hudson\u2019s Half Moon (1609)\u201d; \u201cwith the compliments of Algemene Bank N.V. (General Bank of the Netherlands) Amsterdam\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3091\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-2-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-2-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-2-768x1101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-2-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/download-2.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3090\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/achterkant-halve-maen-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/achterkant-halve-maen-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/achterkant-halve-maen.jpg 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This tile is mentionned in the standard work \u201cDutch Tiles 1900-2000\u201d from Jan Pluis and can also be found in the Dutch Tile Museum in Otterlo (see menu News).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Two cloisonn\u00e9 tiles of the <em>Halve Maen<\/em>, made in The Netherlands around 1950 by Westraven Utrecht, taken over in 1963 by Proceleyne Fles in Delft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2979\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3.jpg 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2980\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2981\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2982\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This tile is unique, it is an oxide pigment painted tile of the <em>ss Statendam II<\/em>. The ship was launched July 16, 1914. However, when England became involved in World War I on August 14, the ship was sold to the British government, painted grey and transformed to serve as a troop transport ship. The ship was given the name <em>ss Justica<\/em> and was torpedoed six times on July 19-20, 1918 and sank. See the menu News April 1, 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">According to the well renowned tile reference <em>Nederlandse tegels 1900-2000<\/em> from tile specialist Jan Pluis, it concerns a biscuit tile from the MOSA factory made in 1945. The number 45 indicates the production year. The brand MMM, used between 1925 till 1949, stands for Muurtegelfabriek Mosa Maastricht.\u00a0According to the specialists from Royal Goedewaagen it deals with a painting in the matt plateel- or Rhodian technique. First a glazing layer was applied to the biscuit tile which was fired at ~560 \u00b0C. Thereafter, an oxide pigment paint layer was applied and fired above 1000 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2429 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"1793\" height=\"1798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2.jpg 1793w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2-225x225.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1793px) 100vw, 1793px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2431\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4-1024x1012.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4.jpg 1791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The <em>Nieuw Amsterdam II<\/em> (1938-1974), two times portrayed in enameled cloisonn\u00e9 on copper (4,7\u201dx 3,2\u201d), with and without the Holland America Line&#8217;s logo. According to curator Friggo Visser from the Keramisch Museum Goedewaagen there are indeed visual similarities with the cloisonn\u00e9 from Porceleyne Fles (see in this menu the large cloisonn\u00e9 tile from the sisterships <em>Ryndam II<\/em> and <em>Maasdam IV<\/em>), but in reality, it concerns the original Chinese technique from enamel on copper, apparently also applied in The Netherlands. Porceleyne Fles has confirmed not to be the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3034\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-1024x660.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3036\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3-1024x663.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3045\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.jpg 1506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The enamel cloisonn\u00e9 on copper plaques were issued in <strong>1948<\/strong> on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Holland America Line, with as well as without the HAL-logo. They were most probably also mainly issued as a paperweight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3037\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4.jpg 993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3038\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5-300x212.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5-768x543.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5-1024x723.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Two other editions in this series. Both the plaque of the <em>Noordam<\/em> <em>II<\/em> (1938-1963) and that of her sistership <em>Westerdam I<\/em> has also been issued as (glass) paperweight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3165\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/46-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/46-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/46-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/46-1024x673.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3164\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/45-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/45-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/45-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/45-1024x666.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tile tableau of the <em>ss Volendam I<\/em> (15.434 GT 1922-1952) that served as a troop transportship to and from Nederlands Indi\u00eb (former Dutch Indies) after World War II. The tableau (six tiles 6&#8243;x 6&#8243; each) was donated by the family Maten in <strong>1949<\/strong> &#8220;commemorating the homecoming with the<em> ss Volendam<\/em> from Indonesia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1267 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cropped-21.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-21.jpg\" width=\"1340\" height=\"937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cropped-21.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cropped-21-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cropped-21-1024x716.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In the National Archives in The Hague I searched for the origin of the name &#8220;Maten&#8221; on this tableau. It is confirmed that the <em>Volendam<\/em> made two of these homebound trips, departing from Tandjong Priok on May 3 and October 30, 1949, arriving in Rotterdam on June 1 and\u00a0November 28, 1949 respectively. However, the name does not appear on the passenger lists of the <em>Volendam. <\/em>So I must assume that the person for whom the tableau was intended, does not bear the name &#8220;Maten&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1933 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1130247.jpg\" alt=\"p1130247\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1130247.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1130247-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1130247-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Handpainted tile (<strong>1951<\/strong>)\u00a0of the <em>ss Groote Beer. <\/em>It is remarkable due to the incorrect indication <em>\u201c<\/em>ms<em>\u201d <\/em>; in fact, the ship was a steamship. During my service on the HAL\u00a0from 1964 to 1972, I made four trips on the <em>Groote Beer<\/em>.\u00a0In the summer of 1965 in accord with a student exchange program, the ship was chartered for a roundtrip Rotterdam-New York. The tile measures 8&#8243;x 6&#8243;.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1912 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-31.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-31.jpg\" width=\"1340\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-31.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-31-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-31-1024x763.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Via a passenger lists collector in Australia, I came into contact with Erik Abbenhuys in Melbourne, son of Ben Abbenhuys. Erik could not give me more information on the origin of the tile. Till now he was not aware of the existence of the tile. Unfortunately no further information could be obtained since both parents were deceased. Also the seller could not give further clarification.\u00a0Ben Abbenhuys died on March 12, 2013.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Cloisonn\u00e9 tile (<strong>1952<\/strong>)\u00a0of the sister ships <em>ss<\/em> <em>Ryndam<\/em> (1951-1972) and ss <em>Maasdam <\/em>(1952-1968), both built during the same time period by Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam. The tile (16&#8243;x 8&#8243;)was made by Porceleyne Fles. Cloisonn\u00e9 is a kind of enamel technique in which the surface decoration is set in hollows formed by thin strips of wire welded on a metal plate with the inner areas filled with color.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2407\" height=\"1263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39.jpg 2407w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39-1024x537.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2407px) 100vw, 2407px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2736 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2347\" height=\"1234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39a.jpg 2347w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39a-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39a-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/39a-1024x538.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2347px) 100vw, 2347px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">This hand painted Delft blue tile of the <em>ss Rotterdam V<\/em> (8\u201dx 4\u201d) is manufactured around <strong>1959<\/strong> by Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland in Gouda (popularly known as <em>Plazuid<\/em>). In 1930 the factory received the designation \u201cKoninklijk\u201d (Royal).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1642 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cropped-26.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-26.jpg\" width=\"1340\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cropped-26.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cropped-26-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cropped-26-1024x509.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>I received the tiles below from Klaas Krijnen, chairman of the foundation Behoud Stoomschip Rotterdam (Foundation for conservation of the <em>ss Rotterdam<\/em>). In the accompaning photo, one can see how the tiles with a tulip design were placed in the upper rim of the dividing screen between the tables back in the days in the Lido restaurant of the <em>ss Rotterdam<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2543\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"tegels ss rotterdam lidodek\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-1024x506.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2544\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-2-300x97.jpg\" alt=\"tegels ss rotterdam lidodek 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-2-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-2-1024x333.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-2.jpg 1523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2550\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-foto-2-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"tegels ss rotterdam lidodek foto (2)\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-foto-2-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-foto-2.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2551\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tegels-ss-rotterdam-lidodek-foto.jpg\" alt=\"tegels ss rotterdam lidodek foto\" width=\"236\" height=\"246\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Tile of the <em>ss Rotterdam V<\/em> (4\u201dx 4\u201d), manufactured by the artist atelier Madi from Boskoop, The Netherlands in <strong>1959<\/strong>, when the <em>Rotterdam<\/em> came into service. The Madi Boskoop firm was in operation from 1952 to 1993.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2170\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/35-ss-rotterdam-madi-boskoop-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"35 ss rotterdam madi-boskoop\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/35-ss-rotterdam-madi-boskoop-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/35-ss-rotterdam-madi-boskoop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/35-ss-rotterdam-madi-boskoop-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/35-ss-rotterdam-madi-boskoop.jpg 1904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>These three test tiles are made around <strong>1960<\/strong> in the Gouda pottery factory Zenith, assumed to be designed by Gerrit Piket. The factory developed from the pipes factory P.J. van der Want Azn and was in operation from 1749 until 1984. It is not known whether using these example loose tiles were ever manufactured. To my knowledge a singe tile out of this series is placed in a cheese platter. Considering the tekst &#8220;Holland Amerika Linie&#8221; it most likely concerns a German speaking commissioner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-408\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11-proefscan-zenith-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"11 proefscan zenith\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11-proefscan-zenith-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11-proefscan-zenith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11-proefscan-zenith-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11-proefscan-zenith-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11-proefscan-zenith.jpg 1802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-410\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12-proefscan-zenith-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"12 proefscan zenith\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12-proefscan-zenith-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12-proefscan-zenith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12-proefscan-zenith-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12-proefscan-zenith-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/12-proefscan-zenith.jpg 1794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-412\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/13-proefscan-zenith-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"13 proefscan zenith\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/13-proefscan-zenith-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/13-proefscan-zenith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/13-proefscan-zenith-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/13-proefscan-zenith.jpg 1801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This hand-painted tile (8&#8243;x 4&#8243;) of the <em>Nieuw Amsterdam II<\/em> (launched in 1938 and with 35.000 GT at the time the largest Dutch ship) is in possession of the aforementioned Klaas Krijnen. The tile is designed by Gerrit Piket of the Gouda pottery factory Zenith, probably also the designer of the previously shown test tiles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-414 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/14.jpg\" alt=\"14\" width=\"2255\" height=\"1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/14.jpg 2255w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/14-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/14-1024x514.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2255px) 100vw, 2255px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Another tile\u00a0of the <em>ss Nieuw Amsterdam II.<\/em> The image is placed on a Mosa bisque by means of the transfer technique, using once fired yet unglazed and unpainted tiles. A similar tile of the <em>ss Groote Beer <\/em>has been introduced in the same series. Since this ship was sold in 1963, one can assume that the tile from the <em>Nieuw Amsterdam <\/em>dates from the early <strong>&#8217;60<\/strong>. The tile was produced by the Bethlehem &amp; Co firm from Rotterdam, at the time situated at the Lange Hilleweg in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Information about this firm would be appreciated. All tiles in this series measure 8&#8243;x 4&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1680 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cropped-27.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-27.jpg\" width=\"1340\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cropped-27.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cropped-27-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cropped-27-1024x514.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Tile of the <em>ss Statendam IV<\/em> (1957-1982). Again, this is an example of a picture being fixed by transfer technique on a bisque from Mosa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2121 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-30.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-30.jpg\" width=\"1340\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-30.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-30-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-30-1024x518.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Another tile made by Bethlehem &amp; Co in Rotterdam. This time\u00a0the tile of the <em>ss Groote Beer<\/em>. As explained in the menu Emigrant Ships, the <em>Groote Beer <\/em>was bought in 1947 by the Dutch government\u00a0from the US War Shipping Administration and was managed\u00a0 by Holland America Line. Seeing that the <em>Groote B<\/em>eer was sold to a Greek shipping firm in 1963, one can assume that the tile also dates from the early &#8216;<strong>60<\/strong>. Indeed, the ship sailed under its old name <em>Groote Beer <\/em> in 1965 in a student exchange program involving\u00a04 roundtrips from Rotterdam to New York; however, this concerned HAL charters. It can therefore be assumed that the tile was not distributed in relation to these trips.<\/p>\n<p>Just as in the case of the other tiles in this series, the\u00a0picture of the <em>ss<\/em> <em>Groote Beer<\/em> has been placed by means of transfer technique on bisque from Mosa. You can read more about this technique and the quality of the tile in the menu News (September 1 2016).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2379 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/30.jpg\" alt=\"30\" width=\"2335\" height=\"1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/30.jpg 2335w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/30-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/30-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/30-800x400.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2335px) 100vw, 2335px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The fourth\u00a0tile\u00a0from the Bethelehem series is this tile of the <em>ss Maasdam IV<\/em>\u00a0(1952-1968).<em>\u00a0<\/em>It\u00a0should not be ruled out that the tile of the <em>ss Ryndam <\/em>was also issued in this series since the <em>ss Ryndam <\/em>is the sister ship of the <em>ss Maasdam<\/em>. The tile is a gift from Joop Kap (deceased), former HAL-colleague and entrepreneur in Schiedam, The Netherlands, for which I am truly grateful.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2371 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-31.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-31.jpg\" width=\"1340\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-31.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-31-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-31-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-31-800x400.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The tile of the <em>Maasdam<\/em> <em>IV<\/em> (this time with inscription) is another tile from the Bethlehem series. As far as I know the series consists of 5 tiles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2653 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31.jpg\" alt=\"31\" width=\"2362\" height=\"1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31.jpg 2362w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31-800x400.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2362px) 100vw, 2362px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The sixth tile from the Bethlehem series shows the <em>ss Nieuw Amsterdam, <\/em>this time issued in the post-war (1947-1956) colour black. \u00a0It should not be ruled out that a tile of the\u00a0<em>ss Ryndam<\/em>\u00a0(1951-1972) was also issued in this series since the\u00a0<em>Ryndam<\/em>\u00a0was the sistership of the\u00a0<em>Maasdam<\/em>. Information about the Bethlehem &amp; Co firm, at the time situated at the Lange Hilleweg in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, would be appreciated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/30a-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/30a-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/30a-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/30a-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/30a-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/30a-1536x771.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/30a-2048x1028.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Hand-painted tile (6&#8243;x 3.3&#8243;)\u00a0of the <em>ss Nieuw Amsterdam II<\/em> (1938-1974). The tile is a product of the Sport Club Nieuw Amsterdam, an organization that organized activities for crew members on board and in harbors. The confirmation thereof was given to me by my friend Ben van der Ent, formerly chef de rang (head diningroom steward) on the <em>Nieuw Amsterdam,<\/em> who during that time bought the souvenir spoon with the same S.C.N.A. notation (see menu News).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1796 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/29.jpg\" alt=\"29\" width=\"1779\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/29.jpg 1779w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/29-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/29-1024x505.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1779px) 100vw, 1779px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>With the assistance of the tile specialists from the Goedewaagen Museum, the exact dating can be determined for this series of\u00a08 tiles. The &#8220;blindmark&#8221; at the reverse side of the tile makes an exact dating possible; for example FE=1965, F=the sixties,\u00a0E=the year. The Delft blue tiles, all produced on bisque from Sphinx, are designed by Piet de Jong, who was Goedewaagen&#8217;s headdesigner at that particular time.<\/p>\n<p>The first two tiles were issued by the Holland America Line as a promotional gift in <strong>1965<\/strong>. Probably a third tile would be part of this series, prominently displaying a windmill with two mills and a farm in the background. Up till now I have not seen a confirmation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1929\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10.jpg 1794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1930\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"11\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11.jpg 1777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1931\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11a-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"11a\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11a-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11a-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11a.jpg 1776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tile of the &#8220;Strolling Couple&#8221; also has the code FE (<strong>1965<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-396\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-zeeheld-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"4 zeeheld\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-zeeheld-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-zeeheld-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-zeeheld-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-zeeheld-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4-zeeheld.jpg 1784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-397\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4a-zeeheld-achterkant-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"4a zeeheld achterkant\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4a-zeeheld-achterkant-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4a-zeeheld-achterkant-1008x1024.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4a-zeeheld-achterkant.jpg 1776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first tile of the <em>Halve Maen <\/em>was made in <strong>1968<\/strong> (code FH). The second tile is a reprint and handed out in 1973 when Holland America Line was using the so called tri-wave logo. The tiles &#8220;Halve Maen&#8221; and &#8220;Strolling Couple&#8221; seem to belong together considering color, angel patterns and double striped curves in which the images are painted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-394\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/3-dhalve-maen-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"3 d'halve maen\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/3-dhalve-maen-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/3-dhalve-maen-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/3-dhalve-maen.jpg 1787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-395\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/3a-dhalve-maen-achterkant-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"3a d'halve maen achterkant\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/3a-dhalve-maen-achterkant-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/3a-dhalve-maen-achterkant-1024x1010.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/3a-dhalve-maen-achterkant.jpg 1784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1295\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3-dhalve-maen-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"3 d'halve maen\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3-dhalve-maen-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3-dhalve-maen-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3-dhalve-maen.jpg 1787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1298\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4a-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"4a\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4a-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4a-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4a-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4a.jpg 1756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As mentioned above the <em>Halve Maen<\/em> was the sailing ship of the Dutch East India Company that, under the command of Captain Henry Hudson, entered the port of New York in September 1609. Until the summer of 2016 the Dutch origin lived on in the logo of the Holland America Line. The <em>Halve Maen<\/em> is depicted in the background of the bow of the <em>Nieuw Amsterdam<\/em>. Half Moon Cay, the private island of the Holland America Line, has been named after this ship. In the new logo the <em>Halve Maen<\/em> has been removed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The &#8220;Fishseller&#8221; and &#8220;Boy at the Dike&#8221; (both <strong>1968<\/strong>) also seem te come from the same series. The tiles have exactly the same corne pattern and also the curved surrounding in which the\u00a0figures are depicted is identical. The backside of the tiles also indicate that the tiles are from the same series, considering the text and the placement thereof.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-398\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5-visverkoopster-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"5 visverkoopster\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5-visverkoopster-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5-visverkoopster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5-visverkoopster-1018x1024.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5-visverkoopster.jpg 1771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-399\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5a-visverkoopster-achterkant-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"5a visverkoopster achterkant\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5a-visverkoopster-achterkant-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5a-visverkoopster-achterkant-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5a-visverkoopster-achterkant-1024x1020.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5a-visverkoopster-achterkant-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5a-visverkoopster-achterkant.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-400\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6-jongen-aan-de-dijk-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"6 jongen aan de dijk\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6-jongen-aan-de-dijk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6-jongen-aan-de-dijk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6-jongen-aan-de-dijk-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6-jongen-aan-de-dijk-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6-jongen-aan-de-dijk.jpg 1788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-401\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6a-jongen-aan-de-dijk-achterkant-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"6a jongen aan de dijk achterkant\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6a-jongen-aan-de-dijk-achterkant-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6a-jongen-aan-de-dijk-achterkant-1024x1009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6a-jongen-aan-de-dijk-achterkant.jpg 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Threatening clouds, the wind blows tree branches to one direction, high waves and water flowing through the dike. The second tile seems to be inspired by the story of Hans Brinker, son of the lock keeper in Spaarndam, who sees a hole in the dike and protects the city against the rising water by sticking his finger into the hole.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The &#8220;Horseman&#8221; and &#8220;Tavern Scene&#8221; are currently the last known tiles from this period (<strong>1968<\/strong>). I have applied the protective cork layer on the backside (as done with the Mariner Collection tiles) to those tiles where the cork layer was missing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-402\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/7-ruiter-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"7 ruiter\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/7-ruiter-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/7-ruiter-1014x1024.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/7-ruiter.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-403\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/7a-kurk-achterkant-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"7a kurk achterkant\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/7a-kurk-achterkant-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/7a-kurk-achterkant-1024x1005.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/7a-kurk-achterkant.jpg 1783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3213\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-herbergscene-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-herbergscene-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-herbergscene-768x754.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-herbergscene-1024x1005.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-herbergscene.jpg 1761w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3214\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9a-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9a-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9a-768x759.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9a-1024x1012.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9a.jpg 1764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These three tiles were produced in the Danish ceramics factory Randers and were for sale on board the <em>Nieuw Amsterdam<\/em> in <strong>1969<\/strong>. The tiles have gold-colored images against the jet-black background, which made it difficult for me to scan. Therefore they are photographed instead. The tile of the <em>Nieuw Amsterdam<\/em> was issued in the format 4.8&#8243;x 4.8&#8243;. The tiles of the <em>Rotterdam<\/em> and <em>Statendam<\/em>\u00a0in 2.2&#8243;x 2.2&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-425\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"358\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15-1024x743.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15a-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"15a\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15a-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15a-1024x893.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-427\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15b-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"15b\" width=\"253\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15b-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15b-1024x948.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15b.jpg 1092w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-428\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15c-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"15c\" width=\"256\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15c-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/15c.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Two tiles of the <em>Fall Mediterranean<\/em> <em>Discovery Cruise<\/em> and one of the <em>Spring Mediterranean Explorer Cruise <\/em>of the <em>ss Statendam <\/em>in <strong>1972<\/strong>. In cooperation with the Portuguese travel agent Marcus &amp; Harting, HAL Shore Excursions surprised the passengers of the <em>Statendam <\/em>with these traditional hand painted tiles (3.1\u201dx 3.1\u201d) while visiting Lisbon. Most probably there is a fourth tile in this series. As far as I know only a blurry picture exists, copied out of a brochure. Information about this tile is most welcome. See the menu News June 8, 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2485\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/44-statendam-1972-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"44 statendam 1972\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/44-statendam-1972-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/44-statendam-1972.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2486\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/44a-statendam-1972-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"44a statendam 1972\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/44a-statendam-1972-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/44a-statendam-1972.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2487\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-statendam-1972-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"45 statendam 1972\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-statendam-1972-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-statendam-1972.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2488\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45a-statendam-1972-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"45a statendam 1972\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45a-statendam-1972-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45a-statendam-1972.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3454\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"290\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3455\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These tiles were distributed by Albert Vanderheide Publishing in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, as a by-product of editing the newspapers Hollandia News and The Windmill Herald. The exhibition of my tile collection (from July 9 till December 23 2016) has been visited by Ken and Carla Schmit from London, Ontario, Canada. In one of the display cabinets they saw the series of 12 tiles from Holland America Line emigrant ships.\u00a0 They recognized the tiles from the <em>Groote Beer<\/em> and <em>Waterman<\/em>, which are displayed in their own home. However, on those tiles an anchor is pictured, being the same anchor as on the tile of the <em>ss Statendam IV, <\/em>for which I mentionned before that the reason for the display of the anchor was unknown to me. This mistery is solved.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>From correspondence with Albert Vanderheide it appears that the tiles with the anchor are distributed in <strong>1978<\/strong>. The logos from the Albert Vanderheide Publishing edited newspapers are displayed within the anchor. The series from 12 (without anchor, see the menu Emigrant Ships) is a reprint, issued in 2000. The anchor logo has been removed in the reprint, since the publisher also received orders via internet from readers aside from regular subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>As far as I know, the series with anchor currently consists of six tiles: the three emigrant ships <em>Groote Beer<\/em>, <em>Volendam (I)<\/em> and <em>Waterman<\/em>, and three non-emigrant ships <em>Statendam<\/em> <em>(IV),<\/em>\u00a0<em>Rotterdam (V<\/em>)<em> and Noordam (II).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Carla and Ken Schmit emigrated to Canada in the fifties, with the <em>Waterman<\/em> in 1953 and <em>Groote Beer<\/em> in 1954, respectively. Both tiles, which were displayed in their home for many years and from which they had many happy memories, were sent to me. A tremendous surprise for which I am genuinely grateful.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3689\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20-1010x1024.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20-768x778.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20-1516x1536.jpg 1516w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3690\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21-1524x1536.jpg 1524w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21.jpg 1725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3691\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21a-1-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21a-1-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21a-1.jpg 659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3692\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23-1004x1024.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23-768x783.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23-1506x1536.jpg 1506w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3697\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23a-2-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23a-2-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23a-2-997x1024.jpg 997w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23a-2-768x789.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23a-2-1495x1536.jpg 1495w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23a-2.jpg 1938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3694\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23b-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23b-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23b-1019x1024.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23b-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23b-1528x1536.jpg 1528w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23b.jpg 1721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Two tiles with a departure scene at the Wilhelminakade in Rotterdam, at the time the Holland America Line homeport. The tiles were good for 500 new Windmill Herald and Hollandia News subscriptions (see the menu Emigrant Ships).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1876\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13a-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"13a\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13a-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13a-1013x1024.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13a.jpg 1739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1877\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13b-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"13b\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13b-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13b-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13b.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Chairman Klaas Krijnen of the Foundation Stichting behoud stoomschip Rotterdam sent me an image of three tiles that were intented for the interior of the Lido restaurant of the <em>ss Rotterdam<\/em> that was renovated in <strong>1980<\/strong>. The foundation received these spare tiles as a gift from Daniel Blajan, who was security officer on the <em>ss<\/em> <em>Rotterdam<\/em> in 1979.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3650\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b-1536x1526.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5b.jpg 1818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3649\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5a-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5a-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5a-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5a-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5a-1536x1523.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5a.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3648\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This tile is not issued by the Holland America Line, but made on board of the <em>ss Rotterdam V<\/em> during the 21<sup>st<\/sup> world cruise on February 14, 1981 (Valentine\u2019s Day). The authenticity of the tile has been confirmed by former Chief Housekeeper Peter van den Bemt (deceased).<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>1981<\/strong> Jan F. Swemmer from Hellevoetsluis (The Netherlands) was invited during the 21<sup>st<\/sup> world trip of the <em>ss Rotterdam V<\/em> to give a course in making ceramics. Here the product is shown that G. Shanus made on Valentine\u2019s Day for his dear one. In order to show his gratitude to the company that funded part of this world trip, the ceramist donated a selfmade ashtray to the Chief Housekeeper (see the menu News September 1, 2018).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2508\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43a-1981-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"43a 1981\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43a-1981-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43a-1981-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43a-1981-1020x1024.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43a-1981.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2509\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43b-1981-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"43b 1981\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43b-1981-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43b-1981-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43b-1981-1018x1024.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/43b-1981.jpg 1736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This unique tile tableau (four tiles 6&#8243;x 6&#8243;) from 1979 is designed by the same Jan F. Swemmer from Hellevoetsluis, The Netherlands. It\u00a0seems that Adriaan (Arie) Struijk had sailed on the <em>ss Nieuw Amsterdam<\/em> in WW II and thereafter served as Laundry Manager on several world cruises on the <em>ss Rotterdam<\/em>. The tableau is part of the collection of\u00a0 \u00a0Vereniging De Lijn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2783 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1260439.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1759\" height=\"1759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1260439.jpg 1759w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1260439-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1260439-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1260439-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1260439-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1260439-225x225.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1759px) 100vw, 1759px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A second tile tableau from 1979, designed by Jan F. Swemmer. The tableau was presented to Janny Weggemans on the occasion of her promotion to (first female) purser at Holland America Line. The tableau is in possession of Vereniging de Lijn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3527 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/65-tableau-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2290\" height=\"2287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/65-tableau-11.jpg 2290w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/65-tableau-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/65-tableau-11-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/65-tableau-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/65-tableau-11-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/65-tableau-11-1536x1534.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/65-tableau-11-2048x2045.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/65-tableau-11-225x225.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2290px) 100vw, 2290px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This two-part handpainted tile tableau of the <em>ss<\/em> <em>Nieuw Amsterdam II<\/em> (1937-1974 originates from the artist atelier <em>De Leidsche Fles<\/em>. The tiles measure 6&#8243;x 6&#8243;. The pottery painter is unknown to me. For the time being it is assumed that the tableau was produced when the ship went out of service. Any further information would be welcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1490 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23.jpg\" alt=\"23\" width=\"2304\" height=\"1230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23-1024x546.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" \/><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;\">The Netherlands was the first country to establish diplomatic relations with the USA. The first American ambassador, John Adams, who later became president, was received by the Dutch States-General on April 17, 1782. In recognition of the bicentenary diplomatic relations, this tile\u00a0tableau (depicting the <em>Nieuw Amsterdam<\/em> <em>II<\/em> leaving the port of Rotterdam) was produced in <strong>1982<\/strong> by the pottery painter Nicolaas Koelewijn from the aforementioned artist\u00a0atelier <em>&#8220;De Leidsche Fles&#8221;.<\/em> The framed panel, measuring 34&#8243;x 17&#8243;, consists of ten Delft blue tiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1060 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/15.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"2838\" height=\"1252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/15.jpg 2838w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/15-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/15-1024x451.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2838px) 100vw, 2838px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tile panel (two tiles each 6&#8243;x 6&#8243;)\u00a0of the <em>ss Veendam III<\/em> (1973-1984), former <em>ss<\/em> <em>Argentina<\/em> that was built in 1958 for the Moore-McCormack Lines. The panel is made in <strong>1983<\/strong> in The Netherlands by pottery &#8216;t Delftsche Huys (since 1981).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1578 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-25.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-25.jpg\" width=\"1340\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-25.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-25-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-25-1024x570.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This hand painted tableau (<strong>1983<\/strong>, two tiles each 6&#8243;x 6&#8243;)\u00a0of the <em>ms Nieuw Amsterdam (III) <\/em>is also manufactured in The Netherlands by pottery &#8216;t Delftsche Huys in Waddinxveen. The\u00a0 <em>Nieuw Amsterdam<\/em> is built in St. Nazaire in France, together with its sister ship <em>ms Noordam (III<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/37-nieuw-amsterdam-III.jpg\" alt=\"37 nieuw amsterdam III\" width=\"2401\" height=\"1345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/37-nieuw-amsterdam-III.jpg 2401w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/37-nieuw-amsterdam-III-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/37-nieuw-amsterdam-III-1024x573.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2401px) 100vw, 2401px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another tableau (2 pieces 6&#8243;x 6&#8243;) of the <em>ms Nieuw Amsterdam III (1983-2000). <\/em>The tableau has no mark, but it is certain that it is also manufactured in <strong>1983<\/strong> in The Netherlands by pottery \u201ct Delftsche Huys in Waddinxveen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3089 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2865\" height=\"1591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37a.jpg 2865w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37a-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37a-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37a-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2865px) 100vw, 2865px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The tile tableau of the <em>ss Veendam III<\/em> (1973-1984), former <em>ss Argentina<\/em> that was built in 1958 for Moore-McCormack Lines, is also made in 1982 by pottery \u2019t Delftsche Huys. Until now I assumed that this factory produced three tile tableaus in the Holland Ameirca Line series, but is has now turned out that there are at least four.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3606 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58a-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58a-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58a-1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58a-1-1024x501.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58a-1-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58a-1-1536x752.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58a-1-2048x1003.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58b-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58b-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58b-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58b-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58b-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58b-1536x850.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58b-2048x1134.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The\u00a0tile of the <em>Noordam III<\/em> is part of a probable series of 3 tiles issued in <strong>1984<\/strong>. The other tiles of this series are those of the <em>ss Rotterdam V<\/em> and the <em>ss Nieuw Amsterdam<\/em> <em>III.<\/em> The existence of those tiles has never been confirmed until now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-525\" src=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-noordam-1984-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"1 noordam 1984\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-noordam-1984-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-noordam-1984-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-noordam-1984-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-noordam-1984-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-noordam-1984.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little is known about the tiles from earlier years. Neither\u00a0Holland America Line nor Royal Goedewaagen features archived documents certifying the origin. The only knowledge of 1910-1980 issued tiles is gathered on the basis of offered tiles for sale at auctions. The back of the tile usually offers the assurance that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonrijppaert.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}