Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile Jackie Kennedy but it could also function

but it could also function as a mirror or frame

sometimes whimsical

with some light cracking to the surface of the leather

slightly mysterious thing

Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile Jackie Kennedy but it could also functionSince 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