Delft Ceramics Marks

Old delftware was made as early as the 16th century.

Delft ceramics marks.

For instance royal delft vases made after 1876 have a de porcelain fles factory mark and a maker s mark. 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. In 1840 there was only one delftsware company left de porceleyne fles. Guide to pottery and porcelain marks.

The majority of delft marks are potters signatures and initials. The maker s mark is a jt underneath which reads the word delft accompanied by the date code artist s initials and style number. 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. If you see a circle mark on a piece of pottery select pottery porcelain marks.

Using the list year codes you can find out yourself in which year your delftware was produced. In 1710 in german meissen began history of european porcelain which also started to be produced in netherlands. Find out more about their marks here. In 1585 potters fleeing from antwerp settled in delft.

It is also used for similar pottery that it influenced made. Each product has been marked at the bottom or at the back with a trade mark. Look for a crown above the writing handpainted delft blue made in holland. Identify delft pottery by looking at the markings.

Full list of year codes is in the table. Name of a city delft equally important are other markings. 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. This might be a.

Updated on september 10 2020. Our marks information is organized by shape and letter. This is the ubiquitous maker of delft blue and the reason many people refer to delftware generally as royal delft regardless of brand. The porcelain bottle was revived in 1876 by thooft labouchere.

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. Then select circle or oval in mark shape. You can findthe different royal delft trade marks here. 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.

Belgium china denmark holland germany great britain ireland scotland holland italy japan. Early delft pottery held a mark that was scribed in a text closely resembling times new roman print. Delft pottery marks and history and information. Below the mark on the left are painter s initials and on the right is a year of production code.

1 the axe de dessel. Delftware or delft pottery also known as delft blue dutch. Delftware was made as early as the 16th century.