Delft

Blue-glazed Dutch pottery

Delft is a city in the western Netherlands, historically known for its blue-and-white pottery and as the birthplace of the painter Vermeer.

The city retains much of its 17th-century character, with canals and traditional architecture. (Lowercase delft is the style of pottery.)

Dutch

Netherlands

Northwestern European constitutional monarchy

tulips · windmills · Golden Age · William of Orange · bicycles · cobblestone · marketplace · waterways · bridges · gables

Opposites
Dutch city character/identity

DelftRotterdam

Major Dutch port city

Amsterdam · The Hague · Eindhoven · Utrecht · Schiphol

ceramic/pottery traditions

DelftStoke-on-Trent

Industrial city in Staffordshire

Limoges · Wedgwood · majolica · terracotta · Staffordshire

artistic heritage cities

DelftFlorence

Tuscan capital city

Paris · Vienna · Barcelona · Venice

Family

Delftware

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G