Delft Ceramics Amsterdam

At one time holland was home to 33 factories that produced delft blue pottery.

Delft ceramics amsterdam.

Royal delft has been making delft blue pottery since 1653. The delft blue factory is one of the few factories that continues this tradition of completely hand painted delft pottery. During the 16th century artisans in the low countries began creating a distinctive style of tin glazed earthenware that employed vivid shades of blue in order to depict floral motifs natural landscapes and historical or biblical iconography. Delftware is frequently used to describe any blue and white ceramic item.

Between 1600 and 1800 this earthenware was popular among rich families who would show off their delft blue collections to one another. Royal delft is the oldest surviving producer of delftware and has been casting pottery since 1653. This website uses cookies to offer you the best possible experience when on our website. Produced by the heinen delft factory in holland these.

Delft blue is the world famous earthenware that has been produced in the city of delft since the 17th century. With these cookies we can track your internet behaviour optimise our website and adapt advertises and other. Now is your time to buy a beautiful piece of hand painted delft blue porcelain. You may enjoy collecting delft hand painted delfleur holland pottery made in the 1970s and 1980s.

The results are one of a kind items treasured for generations. We now offer a discount of 30 on our hand painted pieces from the heinen delfts blauw and royal delft collection. Visit the museum incl. At its height delft blue pottery was made from clay and coated with a tin glaze after firing.

Come and see with your own eyes how delftware is made. Authentic delftware made in the netherlands is hand painted by experienced artists and glazed in a centuries old process. B there are two sizes of houses to choose from small and large and the houses vary in height within each series. As this type of pottery was mainly produced around the city of delft it was eventually given the title delftware or alternatively delft blauw.

Delft holland pottery has been made since the 17th century. Although the organisation is based in delft it has a satellite store in amsterdam underneath a famous clock tower near the flower market apart from authentic pottery this showroom also allows guest to watch craftspeople at work and offers a short audio visual guide covering the origins and. B these delft blue houses are reproductions of houses in amsterdam that line both sides of the famous canals. We take you into the world of delftware.

The 17th century royal delft factory koninklijke porceleyne fles and de delftse pauw are the only original delftware ceramic producers still in operation. Delftware can be either blue or white or polychrome multi colored. In the small series they are approximately 3 tall. A personal guide explains how the pottery is shaped how the paintings are applied by hand and the secret of the.