A Delft pottery tin glazed de Roos Biblical plate, 1690-1710, Netherlands, A rare blue and white Delft plate from a series of Biblical scenes. This one showing the Adoration of the Shepherds , depicting the shepherds in front of the manger in which Christ lies as a baby. Marked Roos on the back. D ca. 22,3 cm, A few rim chips, otherwise in good condition; no other damage and no restoration. Provenance: collection of D.G. van Beuningen (1877-1955) thence by descent. Similar plates by de Roos are in the Vicorian and Albert Museum in London. Lit: Delfts aardewerk, Geschiedenis van een nationaal product Gemeentemuseum The Hague (2001), Vol. II, p. 276, no. 83.