Delft pottery

Bishy Barnaby! 🐞😍 Delft tiles featuring names for animals in Norfolk dialect by Paul Bommer.

The beloved pottery is just as blue chip as it was in the 1600s. IT’S BOTH! The Dutch began making the tin-glazed, blue-and-white earthenware in the 1600s in Delft, a city also known as the hometown of artist Johannes Vermeer. Local potters used distinctive marks that noted a piece’s provenance. Some artisans were inspired by Chinese porcelain (hence its similarity), but others looked to religious motifs and pastoral scenery (So. Many. Windmills!). Production was prolific, with more than 800

Feeling a little fanciful today? Then you’ll appreciate Molly Hatch’s whimsical Delft blue dinnerware wallpaper. It’d be a fun detail in a pantry or other small space. Delft pottery is the term for that signature blue-and-white pottery made in and around Delft, in the Netherlands. Ms. Hatch plays off that in her illustrations for this dinnerware wallpaper, available exclusively at Anthropologie.

Royal Delft – The Emperor’s Lane - Shop for Unique handmade Delft Blue porcelain. From the approximately 32 potteries that were founded in the 17th Century, Royal Delft is the only remaining Delftware factory left in Delft. To this day

If you want to know the difference between antique, vintage and modern Delftware, here's what you need to know about Delft pottery marks.

Looking for a potted history of the fascinating Dutch town of Delft? Discover its patchwork of painting and pottery here.

Hand Painted Delft Pottery. Delftware Candle Plate with Handle. Holland Schoonhoven.