Antique 1700s DELFT faience Tile, Large Frisian flower, Dutch Harlingen Blue Whi
Specifications
| Return Shipping Will Be Paid By | Buyer |
| All Returns Accepted | Returns Accepted |
| Item Must Be Returned Within | 14 Days |
| Refund Will Be Given As | Money Back |
| Country/Region Of Origin | Netherlands |
| Color | Blue |
| Original/Reproduction | Original |
| Style | Dutch |
| Material | Pottery |
| Age | Pre-1800 |
| Maker | Delft |
Antique 1700s DELFT Tile " Large Frisian flowers " Dutch Harlingen Blue & White ! * Large Frisian flowers without insects and corner motif. * Circa, 1700s. (18th Century).* Delft / Dutch / Friesland / Harlingen. * Color of earthenware or back of tiles: ...... Tiles from the end of the 16th to the middle or even the end of the 17th century were usually made of reddish clay. The reddish color came from the high iron content in the Dutch clay. During the 17th century more and more chalky earth was brought into the clay material, to effect a better fixing of the tin-glaze on the tiles. Therefore the color of the earthenware, even starting from the middle of the 17th century, but surely from the beginning of the 18th century, became lighter and lighter, that means the color of clay now looked cream and later greyish-white. * Since 1900 the tile raw material was made as a rule on a tile press. So that's why they have sometimes grooves at the back. Should the tile back produced with such grooves, beside a comparison between the colors of the burned clay, tiles of the 20th century can easily distinguish from tiles produced before 1900. * Old Delft were surfaced with tin-enamel. Enamel vs Glaze. The body or substance of the ware was varnished, so to speak, not glazed ; even " varnished " is not the accurate word, for varnish is translucent ; a better word would be "japanned " or "lacquered." Tin-enamel gave a white opaque surface to the ware ; it is a tinny metallic surface, quite different from the clear glaze seen upon porcelain and modern pottery. Its surface, therefore, somewhat resembles the surface of Bilston enamel or other coarse enamels upon metal. But delft consisted of enamel upon clay; and you cannot "see through" its enamel surface down to the substance beneath, as you can with modern delft. Now this white paint-like metallic surface, not transparent or translucent, is the chief characteristic, and the key of delft. * Size: ... Approx. ...5 1/8" x 5 1/8" inch..... (13cm x 13cm) ...... Thickness: 5/16 inch... (0.8cm .) PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR DETAILS AND CONDITION !* No partial refunds, I accept returns. THANK YOU FOR VISITING !