Delft Ceramics Museum

Royal delft has been making delft blue pottery since 1653.

Delft ceramics museum.

Delftware or delft pottery also known as delft blue dutch. Visit the museum incl. The museum has also acquired costly pieces from other countries such as the multi coloured vases made in the town of sèvres in france as well as porcelain manufactured in the netherlands. With these cookies we can track your internet behaviour optimise our website and adapt advertises and other.

The delft ceramics route passes ceramic artworks in public spaces museums and former earthenware potteries. Loudon the rijksmuseum was gifted a magnificent collection of blue white and multi coloured delft faience. We now offer a discount of 30 on our hand painted pieces from the heinen delfts blauw and royal delft collection. According to tripadvisor travelers these are the best ways to experience royal delft koninklijke porceleyne fles.

Come and see with your own eyes how delftware is made. We take you into the world of delftware. You may enjoy collecting delft hand painted delfleur holland pottery made in the 1970s and 1980s. This website uses cookies to offer you the best possible experience when on our website.

A personal guide explains how the pottery is shaped how the paintings are applied by hand and the secret of the. Delft blue factory or shop your delft blue in our online store. It is the only remaining 17th century delft pottery factory. When you visit the museum and factory you will be taken on a journey through the past present and future of this centuries old pottery style.

Here master painters still decorate delft blue pottery in the traditional manner. Now is your time to buy a beautiful piece of hand painted delft blue porcelain. Follow the blue and white ceramic pavement cobblestones a design by artist christina linaris coridou stroll past ceramic artworks be delighted by unexpected. The delft blue factory is one of the few factories that continues this tradition of completely hand painted delft pottery.

At its height delft blue pottery was made from clay and coated with a tin glaze after firing. In 1916 thanks to the heirs of j f. It is also used for similar pottery that it influenced made. 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.

At one time holland was home to 33 factories that produced delft blue pottery. Things to do in delft tour the royal delft factory and museum 1 may 14 thoughts of delft usually bring to mind images of delftware also known as delft blue the city s iconic blue and white porcelain and ceramic tiles.