Pentimenti Team

At the height of production in the late 17th century, there were no fewer than 33 potteries in Delft. The process of making and firing earthenware could take as long as two weeks, from preparing the clay to cooling the finished product and preparing it for sale. Delftware was made using a clay mixture comprised […]

  Tin-glazed earthenware was produced in the Low Countries from the late 15th century, initially by immigrant Italian potters who settled in Antwerp. The Dutch, however, developed their own decorative style that was more directly derived from Chinese porcelain, imported in bulk by the Dutch East India Company from the beginning of the 17th century.