Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile Jackie Kennedy is quite perfect

is quite perfect

slightly mysterious thing

Or it could just sit around looking cute

sometimes whimsical

but it could also function as a mirror or frame

Cherubic (Presumed Christ) Child With Staff, c. 17th Century Delft Tile Jackie Kennedy is quite perfectSince 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