delftware
Tin-glazed earthenware
Delftware is tin-glazed earthenware, typically featuring blue and white designs on a white background.
The style originated in the Netherlands in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, imitating Chinese porcelain.
The term covers both historical Dutch pieces and similar pottery made elsewhere: a collection of antique delftware, delftware tiles in the kitchen. (Capitalized Delftware emphasizes the connection to the Dutch city.)
Coated in opaque enamel
- faienceTin-glazed earthenware tradition
- majolicaTin-glazed decorative earthenware
- blue-and-whiteCeramic color scheme
- chinoiserieWestern art imitating Eastern design
tiles · cobalt · hand-painted · underglaze · monochrome · polychrome · Chinese influence · floral motifs
Oven for hardening clay
- firingTerminating employment
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- lead glazeCeramic finish containing heavy metal
crackle · crazing · overglaze · enameling · flux · vitrification
tin-glazed
Coated in opaque enamel
- faienceTin-glazed earthenware tradition
- majolicaTin-glazed decorative earthenware
- blue-and-whiteCeramic color scheme
chinoiserie · tiles · cobalt · hand-painted · underglaze · monochrome · polychrome · Chinese influence · floral motifs · landscape scenes
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
lead glaze · crackle · crazing · overglaze · enameling · flux · vitrification
plates
Flat eating dishes
- chargersPower-restoring devices or warhorses
- dishesEating vessels and utensils
- vasesContainers for cut flowers
tiles · garniture · pitcher · bowl · platter · teapot · candlestick · inkwell · butter dish · salt cellar
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- ceramicspottery, porcelain, cup, bowl, plate
- potterypot, pottery, clay pottery, throwing, ceramic vase
- warehardware, software, kitchenware, tableware, glassware
- decorative artsdecorative arts, topiary, enamelwork, applied arts, ornamental design
- ceramic museumsgallery exhibitions, pottery, porcelain, stoneware, glazes
delftwareporcelain
Translucent fired clay
fine china · bone china · stoneware · terracotta · majolica