Delft Pottery - Delft Marks And A Bit Of History
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Old Delftware , was made as early as the 16th century.The company acquired its name from the Dutch village of the same name, "Delft".
By Sharon Stajda,
Old Delftware , was made as early as the 16th century. It was originally a low-fired earthenware, that was coated in a very thin opaque tin glaze with painted on blue or polychrome design. It was in the last half of the 19th century that the Delftware became commonly referred to as Delft.
It acquired its name from the Dutch village of the same name, where it was being widely produced.
Germany, England, and France potters also produced Delft, which can be distinguished not only by the difference in shape and design, but the fineness of the porcelain. In the early 18 century , the German potter Bottger, developed a formula for fine porcelain, at the same time England, Wedgewood began producing Creamware . Both more durable than the Dutch Delftware.
Unable to compete with the German, French , and English potters, one by one the Dutch companies closed their doors...
Only one remained, in 1876 De Porcelyne Fles reintroduced Delftware. Which was made of a hard white bodied porcelain, decorated with designs such as windmills, the Dutch countryside or Dutch children.
This manufacture is the most well known of several manufactures that operate today. Their wares are now produced under the well known name,"Royal Delft".
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- History Delft Pottery...
- "The history of ceramic art in Holland is mainly centred in the small town of Delft, which lies about nine miles to the north-west of Rotterdam, the first seaport of that country, from which canals extend in all directions. We can assume that in Holland,"--- Please read on...
- Delft - The Old Signs Of The Potters...
- "To two Frenchmen, MM. Jacquemart and Havard, we owe most of the knowledge we have with regard to the artists of Delft who made the reputation of its faience, and with regard to the marks of the owners of the factories which are often found upon it, as well as the signs of those factories whose initials, in Dutch, are also found as marks: thus MP, joined in a monogram, is the sign of the " Metal Pot," founded in 1631 by P. J. Van Kessel, who was succeeded in 1655 by J. P. Van Kessel. In 1678 Lambertus Clefiius found the secret of imitating the Indian porcelain." Please read on...
- Delft And Holland...
- "Famous among the potters of the world are those of the Low Countries: their industry, thrift and wonderful productiveness won for Delft, in England, the cognomen of "Parent of Pottery." please read on...
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TheLifestyleChanger
Apr 26, 2012 @ 9:44 am | delete
- I love these beautiful items. Blessings for highlighting them so well.
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sheezie77
Jan 18, 2012 @ 2:19 am | delete
- Great lens, great work! thumbs up
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PoeticChristian
Jan 17, 2012 @ 1:23 am | delete
- Very interesting, I learned something new. Thanks for the informative and easy to understand lens. Great Job!
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waldenthree.net
Nov 26, 2011 @ 1:56 pm | delete
- valuable and interesting presentation. Learned something new and something old. Thanks. Love pottery topics.
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Irenemaria Nov 25, 2011 @ 10:59 am | delete
- I have visited the Delft factory. They have beautiful items to buy. I am owner of a windmill with moving wings. Delft china is really nice.
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OCrealestate
Sep 29, 2011 @ 3:24 pm | delete
- It amazes me how some of these things are in such great condition!
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KANEsUgAr
Jul 4, 2011 @ 1:15 am | delete
- I never heard of it before. But it looks absolutely exquisite.
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MaxReily
Apr 27, 2011 @ 11:31 pm | delete
- I love Delfware! My grandfather was a potter, a real artisan. He worked for Weller pottery, and helped to develop some of their glazes. He also made pottery on his own, and my favorite piece of his is a beautiful Delft-style style vase. I enjoyed this lens--well done!
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ChrisDay
Apr 15, 2011 @ 10:09 pm | delete
- I've been lucky enough to visit Delft itself - Delftware is fabulous stuff and you have featured it beautifully.
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TheWhistler
Apr 9, 2011 @ 10:24 am | delete
- I love delft.
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bejeezers Jan 28, 2011 @ 3:47 pm | delete
- I really enjoyed the lens. Thank you.
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turner-bob
Jan 5, 2011 @ 10:52 pm | delete
- Very informative. Thanks!
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spirituality Nov 23, 2009 @ 2:39 am | delete
- Great lens, but you knew that :) Just wanted to remind you that this is featured on the The Netherlands Headquarters
http://www.squidoo.com/groups/Netherlands
It's now transformed into a lensography and I would love it if you could show your appreciation by featuring it here, or lensrolling it or something.
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superbookdepot
Oct 27, 2009 @ 2:16 am | delete
- Great Collection of Delft pottery ... I lensrolled it to my History Best Sellings page.
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superbookdepot
Oct 26, 2009 @ 4:36 am | delete
- Nice and very beautifully laid out lens. I would really appreciate it if you visit my Best History Books lens and put your views there. Hope you will take out some time to rate it too.
http://www.squidoo.com/history-best-sellings-books
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cookiebelle47
Oct 17, 2009 @ 4:38 pm | delete
- this is the first informative sight i've found that didn't cost anything. thank you soooooo much!
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AppalachianCountry
Sep 23, 2009 @ 10:18 am | delete
- Great lens. This pottery is so beautiful. Thank-you for the detail. 5 stars*****
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- Great collection :) You are invited to join the Netherlands group on squidoo.
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d-artist Jan 24, 2009 @ 12:57 pm | delete
- I love Delft, my kitchen is Yellow (cream) with blue Delft plates...I love my plates...great lens..5*
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WorldTravelers916
Sep 2, 2008 @ 2:55 pm | delete
- the art on this pottery is amazing!
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Keaka77
Aug 5, 2008 @ 2:21 pm | delete
- Thanks you so much for posting this. I found a vase on here that i have been looking for. Keep up the good work..
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