50. Tulipière
Tulipe Vase
Origin date: 18th century
Origin place: Delft
Material: faience
Technique: underglaze cobalt painting
Inventory No.: 53.493.1
A “tulip vase”, or tube vase. Individual tulip stems, then considered as precious as gold, were placed in the five small tubes incorporated into the body. The enthusiasm for tulips, which lasted only a few decades, gave rise to this unusual type of vase.