Featured ship ceramic tile age ?

hi folks, something i bought that wasnt very expensive

i could tell it wasnt old old, as the glaze looks too thick

but doesnt seem new new either

anyone have an idea how old it is ?

mid century delft type of thing ?

has a tin glaze 5x5 inches

any thoughts appreciated

 

Hm. Might be Portuguese.

 

looks right for the clay looking at others, thanks obb

dont think it can be any earlier than 60s/70s, its just got that rustic pottery look

 

I love ship tiles.
It looks very Dutch to me. That specific colour blue was used in Makkum, Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands.

Makkum tiles are difficult to date for me, because they continued to make older styles when the other Dutch tile making centres were already producing more 'fashionable' styles.
The thickness of the glaze is a difficult way of dating a tile. You can find thick glazes on antique Dutch tiles, on antique Portuguese azulejos too for that matter, I have both.
For Dutch tiles like this one, the size and thickness of the tile, the style, and the corner motifs are ways of dating it. Your corner motifs are 'ossekopjes', Dutch for little ox heads.
But again, Makkum was still making these after others had 'moved on'.

 

superb info aj, many thanks,

ive got a soft spot for a nice tile in general

i hadnt realised that about the glaze thickness. these (and im not thinking now mine are as old) are stated to be 17th century, and you wouldnt think so looking at them

 

Dutch IMO also

 

thanks blooey, as Aj was saying quite hard to judge its age, but care to have a stab ?

 

From what I've been reading it's got thickness on its side for being at least pre 20th century by measuring 0.4 inches thick

"In order to avoid cracking in the baking process due to the impure clay containing salts etc., early Delft Tiles were 0.6 to 0.7 inches thick. As a result of purification of material clay and addition of calcium elements tiles became less fragile so its size became 0.4 to 0.5 inches in mid 17th century. After 19th century thickness becomes less than 0.2 inches. By making tiles less thick it became possible to bake a number of tiles at one operation then the production cost was reduced significantly."

The thick tin enamel coating is another positive sign as later pieces have a clear glaze instead

Learning and lovin it

 

Calling on our new tile guy

@Ision

 

I would, the size of the 'ossekopjes' (little ox heads) in the corners are an indication.

 

Another cool Fact Thanks Aj

Found out Mine is a Royal Tichelaar Makkum tile. There is a partial impressed Mark in middle of mine

As you mentioned they carried on making them in the traditional way, so mine very well could be 20th century

But it's been another great learning curve

Thanks for your help

 

Aha.
Glad I am not colour blind. That shade of blue is Makkum.