Delft Ceramics Marks

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

Delft ceramics marks.

Full list of year codes is in the table. Find out more about their marks here. Belgium china denmark holland germany great britain ireland scotland holland italy japan. Using the list year codes you can find out yourself in which year your delftware was produced.

In 1840 there was only one delftsware company left de porceleyne fles. 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. The maker s mark is a jt underneath which reads the word delft accompanied by the date code artist s initials and style number. Since 1879 each hand painted article produced by royal delft has been marked with a letter code.

In 17th and 18th century delft was a capital of european ceramics production. Updated on september 10 2020. Look for a crown above the writing handpainted delft blue made in holland. 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. Then select circle or oval in mark shape. Delftware or delft pottery also known as delft blue dutch. Each product has been marked at the bottom or at the back with a trade mark.

Guide to pottery and porcelain marks. 2 the boat de boot. 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.

Name of a city delft equally important are other markings. 1 the axe de dessel. Delftware was made as early as the 16th century. It is also used for similar pottery that it influenced made.

You can findthe different royal delft trade marks here. Early delft pottery held a mark that was scribed in a text closely resembling times new roman print. 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. Our marks information is organized by shape and letter.

Below the mark on the left are painter s initials and on the right is a year of production code. The majority of delft marks are potters signatures and initials. Identify delft pottery by looking at the markings. In 1710 in german meissen began history of european porcelain which also started to be produced in netherlands.

In 1585 potters fleeing from antwerp settled in delft. Delft pottery marks and history and information. If you see a circle mark on a piece of pottery select pottery porcelain marks.