Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile made in main kept safe for posterity inside

kept safe for posterity inside the  sheet protectors of a three ring binder

but which manage to form a vivid thing

) The first photo includes almost all of them

He's threaded with what I believe is his original string

and these gorgeously arching and overlapping stakes

Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile made in main kept safe for posterity insideSince 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