Delft Ceramics Marks

Today the term delftware can apply to pottery made in the netherlands or in england where the dutch technique of using tin fired clay was also used.

Delft ceramics marks.

Full list of year codes is in the table. Delfts blauw is a general term now used for dutch tin glazed earthenware a form of faience most of it is blue and white pottery and the city of delft in the netherlands was the major centre of production but the term covers wares with other colours and made elsewhere. Each product has been marked at the bottom or at the back with a trade mark. For instance royal delft vases made after 1876 have a de porcelain fles factory mark and a maker s mark.

This is the ubiquitous maker of delft blue and the reason many people refer to delftware generally as royal delft regardless of brand. Old delftware was made as early as the 16th century. Delft pottery marks and history and information. You can findthe different royal delft trade marks here.

Delftware or delft pottery also known as delft blue dutch. Early delft pottery held a mark that was scribed in a text closely resembling times new roman print. Guide to pottery and porcelain marks. The maker s mark is a jt underneath which reads the word delft accompanied by the date code artist s initials and style number.

The design is a large blue v with an o on the left upper arm of the v and a c on the right upper arm of the v. This might be a. The porcelain bottle was revived in 1876 by thooft labouchere. 2 the boat de boot.

Delftware was made as early as the 16th century. It was originally a low fired earthenware that was coated with a very thin opaque tin glaze and then a painted blue or polychrome design was applied. If you have more information such as a name in the mark you can then put it in the filter and it will narrow the options even more. In 1585 potters fleeing from antwerp settled in delft.

Using the list year codes you can find out yourself in which year your delftware was produced. Name of a city delft equally important are other markings. The majority of delft marks are potters signatures and initials. 1 the axe de dessel.

Look for a crown above the writing handpainted delft blue made in holland. In 17th and 18th century delft was a capital of european ceramics production. Identify delft pottery by looking at the markings. Then select circle or oval in mark shape.

It is also used for similar pottery that it influenced made. If you see a circle mark on a piece of pottery select pottery porcelain marks. Our marks information is organized by shape and letter. Updated on september 10 2020.

Since 1879 each hand painted article produced by royal delft has been marked with a letter code. In 1710 in german meissen began history of european porcelain which also started to be produced in netherlands. Belgium china denmark holland germany great britain ireland scotland holland italy japan.