A part set of Dutch Delft faience saying plates, late 18th/19th century

the ten numbered plates inscribed with moralizing rhyms relating to dining and hospitality, eg. 'N2, Zoo nadren Wij tot God, Den Zeegen Komt van booven, Al Wort het Zoms bespot, Aan Vorstelijke Hooven' (As we approach to God, the blessing comes from above, eventhough it is sometimes mocked, at royal courts), 24 cm. diam., nos. 1 and 5 lacking; together with four saying plates (nos. 1-3, 5), 22.8 cm. diam.; inv. nos. 4-2852 and 4-2861; overall chips (14)

Paleis Soestdijk