Vintage Delft Tile Dutch Blue & White Ceramic Plateelbakkey Schoonhoven Holland

Description

Vintage Delft Tile Dutch Blue & White Ceramic Plateelbakkey Schoonhoven Holland
Hand Painted
SIZE: 15
cm X
15 cm
ABOUT THE HISTORY OF DELFT POTTERY:
In 1920, in an old church building on the Wal Street in Schoonhoven, Holland, Messrs. T. Visser and K. Prins started manufacturing Delft pottery under the name "Plateelbakkerij Schoonhoven." Also known as Schoonhoven Keramiek. The production process that is used in the manufacture of this craftsman's product dates from the 17th century and originated in Delft, Holland. The pots themselves are fashioned using a carefully blended mixture of white-firing clay that is either poured into moulds or thrown on the wheel, depending on the form. After the first firing, the piece of pottery is hand-painted. It is subsequently covered with a thin layer of glaze and fired for the second time at a temperature of approx. 1,000°C. During this firing the product takes on its full luster and bright colors.