Description
Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795 offers a detailed and scholarly account of the porcelain trade conducted by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) during the colonial period in South Africa. This specialised study focuses on ceramics bearing the distinctive VOC monogram, tracing their journey from Asian production centres to the Cape market and their eventual integration into South African collections. The book explores the cultural and economic significance of these exquisite ceramics, revealing how they became valued objects in the Cape’s colonial society.
