Plate with Vase of Flowers

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This plate came from my grandparents in the Netherlands. I believe it to be Delft.

Vraag

I would like to know if it really is Delft, what the approximate age of the plate is and if anything about the maker can be determined.

Afmetingen
Diameter 35 centimeters
Collectie
publiekscollectie

Reacties 3

Fraai, daar kun je met plezier naar kijken, zelfs met ontzag, groet, jvdh.

Beautiful, you can look at that with pleasure, even with awe, greetings, jvdh.

Verdict:

  • Delftware

Analysis:

  • Delftware, made between 1620 – 1850 Only tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft between 1620 - 1850 is referred to as traditional Delftware. Read more
  • Tin-glazed earthenware Earthenware with a glaze to which tin oxide has been added to make it opaque white. Delftware produced before 1850 is always covered with a tin glaze. Read more
  • Hand-painted An important characteristic of authentic Delftware is that it is hand-painted. Printing techniques do not occur on this earthenware. Read more
  • Mark of a Delft pottery/factory In the 19th century, a financial incentive arose to sell more new earthenware as antique Delftware, sometimes even bearing fake Delft factory marks. Read more

Merk:

  • Een bijltje

Made in Delft by the factory De Porceleyne Byl, probably between 1750-1775.