Catalogue information
Tile plateau from the Kwatta factory in Breda manufactured by De Porceleyne fles It concerns a tile plateau consisting of 35 tiles of 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Pictured are the Kwatta Steam Chocolate and Cocoa Factories in Breda surrounded by plant decorations, including palms and cocoa beans. The plateau dates from 1923. On March 5 of that year, the plateau was presented to my grandfather, August Neijens A particularly interesting tile panel of the Kwatta chocolate factory in Breda made by De Porceleyne Fles. The tableau was presented by the staff in 1923 when director Neijens took leave. The factory, founded in 1883, was in production in Breda until the 70s of the twentieth century, when it passed into Belgian hands. More information about the company history and advertisements can be found at: http://www.oranjeboompleinbuurt.nl/web%20content/historic/bedrijven-vreken-eeuw/kwatta.html For comparison, a tile panel of the Philips incandescent lamp factory that was built by the residents of Eindhoven were offered, depicted in HM Mauser, Passion for brush and pottery, Leon Senf and HW Mauser at De Porceleyne Fles 1878-1930, Zaltbommel 2008, p. 91, fig. 152. De Porceleyne Fles (around 1945) also made a memorial dish for the Kwatta factory on which a sowing man is depicted in relief with the inscription â € All work is in vain, except for Godâ € ™.
This text has been translated automatically from Dutch
Click here for the original text