Definition of Delftware. Meaning of Delftware. Synonyms of Delftware

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Definition of Delftware

Delftware
Delftware Delft"ware`, n. (a) Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland; hence: (b) Earthenware made in imitation of the above; any glazed earthenware made for table use, and the like.

Meaning of Delftware from wikipedia

- Delftware or Delft pottery, also known as Delft Blue (Dutch: Delfts blauw) or as delf, is a general term now used for Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, a...
- English delftware is tin-glazed pottery made in the British Isles between about 1550 and the late 18th century. The main centres of production were London...
- porcelain and Chinese export porcelain, reduced the demand for tin-glaze Delftware, faience and majolica. The rise in the cost of tin oxide during the First...
- called maiolica in English, Dutch wares are called Delftware, and their English equivalents English delftware, leaving "faience" as the normal term in English...
- ceramics, and in ****an, and later European tin-glazed earthenware such as Delftware and after the techniques were discovered in the 18th century, European...
- second firing, allowing a wider range of colours. Majolica, maiolica, delftware and faience are among the terms used for common types of tin-glazed pottery...
- Fles N.V. (trading publicly as Royal Delft) is a Dutch manufacturer of Delftware, a type of earthenware, headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands. It is...
- was also a notable centre of the making of brightly coloured English delftware pottery. Brislington House (now known as Long Fox Manor) was built as...
- collection consists of a large variety of decorative art. This ranges from Delftware to giant doll-houses from the 17th century. The architect of the gothic...
- height (the right one): 44.6 cm; British Museum (London) An example of Delftware; circa 1690; tin-glazed earthenware; height: 72.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum...