Dutch and English earthenware, coated with a lead glaze opacified with tin oxide. Metal oxides are painted on the glaze before firing to give the characteristic colors, such as blue (cobalt), green (copper), browny-mauve (manganese) and yellow (antimoniate of lead). Also known as maiolica and faience, it first made its appearance in the Middle East.
Pottery manufactured in Holland. Has a white glaze with a blue decoration.
An opaque metal based [ tin or lead ] glaze creating the illusion of a white clay body. Delft ware is first coated with glaze, then decorated with an oxide. [ usually cobalt ] The fired piece looks white regardless of the color of the clay body. ENLARGE
A glazed white paste earthenware.
A town in Holland which gave its name to a tin-enameled earthenware decorated in blue or polychrome, most frequently in imitation of Chinese porcelain. The industry spread from Holland to English centers, chiefly, Lambeth, Bristol, and Liverpool. The old Dutch ware is spelled with a capital and the English ware with a small initial letter. Numerous nineteenth-century and modern reproductions of the old ware create problems and hazards for the collector.
a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration
a great town, and the Bridges House Hotel is a terrific place to stay while exploring the Netherlands
Dutch tin-glazed earthenwares named after the town of Delft, the main production area, from the 16th century onwards. Similar pottery made in England from the late 16th century is also termed delft or "delftware".
glazed earthenware, usually blue and white, after the crockery produced in Delft, Holland; has come to refer in Ireland to any kind of dishware
a type of tin-enameled earthenware produced in the early 17th century in Delft, Holland. It is glazed with a lead-based glaze, and turns white when tin-oxide is added as a flux. Delft was a key producer of this type of pottery, hence the name, although it originated in England during the 16th century.
Pottery originating in Holland. It is characterized by a coloured clay white glaze and blue decoration.
Opaque lead glazed earthenware with a pattern or design painted in metal oxides on the glaze before firing.
South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague. It is primarily known for its typical Dutch centre (with canals), Delft Blue pottery (Delftware), the Delft University of Technology and its association with the Royal Family.