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The Princessehof Ceramics Museum (in
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: Keramiekmuseum Princessehof) is a museum of ceramics in the city of
Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Stadsfries dialects, Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Fri ...
in the
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. The museum's name comes from one of two buildings in which it is housed: a small palace ( means ‘royal court’) built in 1693 and later occupied by Marie Louise, dowager Princess of Orange. The other annexed building is the Papinga stins, a former stronghold from the 15th century. The museum buildings are of interest, and so are its collection of tiles, pottery, and ceramic sculpture.


History of the building

In 1731, the building was purchased by Marie Louise (known in Leeuwarden as ''Marijke Meu'', 'Aunt Mary'), who had been a widow since 1711 and acted as regent for her son
William IV William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded h ...
up to that year, when he came of age. She moved in and began a collection of ceramics, and her collection forms part of the museum's collection, most notably in the Nassaukamer, a period dining room in Baroque style. After she died, the building was split into three houses, and one of these later came into the hands of the Leeuwarden notary and art collectors Nanne Ottema (1874–1955) and his wife Grietje Kingma, who founded the museum during their lifetime in 1917. The Dutch graphic artist
M.C. Escher Maurits Cornelis Escher (; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made Mathematics and art, mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithography, lithographs, and mezzotints. Despite wide popular interest, Escher was for ...
, known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, was born in the middle house in 1898.


Ceramics

The Ottema-Kingma Stichting (foundation) keeps the tradition of the founders alive with an online database for the collection and associated library. This Stichting is also the formal owner of the Asian ceramics collection, with items ranging from 2800 BC up to the 20th century.Asian ceramics
Rijksmuseum.
Besides the Asian collection, there is also a wide range of European and some Islamic ceramics.


Facilities

The museum has a café and often hosts visiting art exhibitions. The museum also permanently exhibits the former studio of the Dutch ceramist Jan van der Vaart.


Gallery

Selection of work from the pertinent collection:For more images, see Collection of Keramiekmuseum Princessehof File:WLANL - 23dingenvoormusea - tegeltableau met bloemvaas.jpg, Tile flower painting File:WLANL - 23dingenvoormusea - gele vaas.jpg, Yellow vase File:WLANL - 23dingenvoormusea - wand met Chinese borden -2.jpg, Wall of Chinese Zhangzhou ware plates File:WLANL - MicheleLovesArt - Princessehof - Vitrinekast met Delfts aardewerk.jpg,
Delftware Delftware or Delft pottery, also known as Delft Blue ( nl, Delfts blauw) or as delf, is a general term now used for Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, a form of faience. Most of it is blue and white pottery, and the city of Delft in the Netherlands ...
File:WLANL - Princessehof - Porseleinen Kachel (1).jpg, Mantelpiece File:WLANL - katka14 - Princessehof tegeltableau (1).jpg, Porcelain painting on a mantelpiece


References


External links


Museum website

Ottema-Kingsma Stichting website
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