I have always loved the look of Delftware pottery and tiles. I find the simple scenes of a time gone by so enchanting. Delftware pottery has a white glaze
usually containing metal oxides and includes plates, pottery and tiles and was made in and around Delft in the Netherlands.
Delftwork, also known as tin-glazed pottery was first made in Antwerp in 1512. The main period of the tin-glazed work was made between 1640 and 1740. By about 1700 many factories began using enamel colors and gilding that required a third firing.
Delftware ranged from simple household items to works of art and depicted simple scenes of windmills, fishing boats, hunting, landscapes and seascapes. The delft potters also made an estimated 800 million tiles over a period of about 200 hundred years. Many homes still have these tiles in them that were laid in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Here are some delft tiles
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Enjoy!
