Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile tiny No holes for mounting on

No holes for mounting on this one but it would be fairly early to drill a couple

Beside the wear

(Though I find just looking it pretty satisfying too

but also for the moody manner of the painting

Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile tiny No holes for mounting onSince 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