Delft pot/jar mark help

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  1. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Delft pot... about 5 in in diameter .Haven't found this mark online yet. Does anyone recognize it or know where I can look to perhaps find it?

    Many thanks!

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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Use "Delfts" in your search to narrow the results.
     
  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, Delfts is Dutch, Delft is named after the Dutch town, but could have been made anywhere.
    Yours is Dutch, but not made in Delft. It was made by the "Koninklijke Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland" in the town of Gouda. They are better known for their Art Nouveau and Deco Gouda ware.
    The crown in the mark is for Koninklijke, royal. The G is for Gouda, the Z is for Zuid-Holland, the province.
    I can't help with the codes, they are likely to be for the year and maker. My guess is 1920s-30s, but I could be wrong. We have members who collect Gouda, they will know.
     
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  4. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Aha...so Delft "style"...but made in Gouda. Thank you once again AJ!
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Pleasure, Aaron.
    Yes, nicely complicated. And they were allowed to call it Delfts, because they were Dutch.:smug:;)
    Delfts simply means Delftish, or from the town of Delft.
    To complicate matters more: Outside the Netherlands the name Delft became synonymous with non-Oriental blue and white ware. Simply because the Dutch were the first to step into the gap when the Chinese emperor closed the borders to any foreign influence and instituted an import and export ban.
    The Dutch were the main foreign traders with China at the time, and there was great demand for Oriental style ware. So they decided to make it themselves, except they didn't know yet how to manufacture porcelain and had no kaolin clay to even try it.
     
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  6. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    AJ - you are truly a scholar! Going out and finding items and posting them here ends up being an educational experience for me almost every time thanks to you and other knowledgeable generous people who participate here. So truly - thank you again!

    Note about my pot - I found one site that lists the crown mark on Delfts PZH pottery as being used between 1947 and 1964. So I'll go with that!

    "Delftish" - I'll have to tuck that one away in my mental hopper of fun to say words :) Reminds me of Elvish:

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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :hilarious:
     
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  8. AuDragon

    AuDragon Well-Known Member

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    Long Live Elvish!!

    And thanks AJ for another excellent lesson. Much appreciated.
     
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