Delftware or Delft pottery, also known as Delft Blue or as delf, 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 D
Vase in a Japanese style, c. 1680, Delft
Window display of Delftware in the market place, Delft
"Armorial Dish" (wapenbord) by Willem Jansz. Verstraeten, c. 1645–1655, Haarlem
18th century Delftware, the plate at left with a Japanese scene
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is a part of
Delftware
…blauw) or as delf, 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. It is also used for similar…
A view of Delft with the Oude Kerk in the centre
The Gemeenlandshuis and the Old Church, Delft, Summer by Cornelis Springer, 1877
Egbert van der Poel: A View of Delft after the Explosion of 1654
The "new" gunpowder store "Kruithuis", built in 1660 on the water of the Delftse Schie for public safety, today in use as a clubhouse