Dutch Delft Blue And White ‘talking Plate’, De Porceleyne Schotel, 1724–1764

Delft earthenware plate bearing a humorous inscription taken from a French song.
Made of tin-glazed earthenware, decorated in shades of blue, featuring a cursive inscription in the center surmounted by the title “Vaudeville 2.” The rim is adorned with elongated floral cartouches alternating with small circular medallions containing star motifs, on a checkered background.

This “talking plate” bears a verse evoking a young nun who, weary of convent life, calls out to passersby from her window. The verse is followed by a rhythmic refrain centered on the word “mirliton.”

The reverse bears the mark of Jan Pennis, owner of the De Porceleyne Schotel factory from 1724 to 1764.

Inscription:

Vaudeville 2
A young nun,
Tired of the convent,
From atop her lattice window
Called out to all passersby.

I have some mirliton, mirliton,
Mirlitaine,
I have some mirliton, don don.

Condition: chips and loss of enamel around the rim, with slight signs of wear and superficial scratches in the center.