Delftware, or Delft pottery, is blue and white pottery generally made in the Netherlands around the town of Delft.

La maiolica di Delft è la maiolica bianca e blu generalmente prodotta in Olanda attorno alla città di Delft.

After the Dutch East India Company began importing Chinese porcelain in the early 1600s, a demand began for locally produced imitations of the porcelain.

Dopo che la Compagnia Olandese delle Indie Orientali iniziò a importare la porcellana cinese agli inizi del XVII  secolo,  cominciò a nascere una richiesta di imitazioni di porcellana cinese prodotta a livello locale.

For unknown reasons the industry was concentrated in the Delft and Rotterdam area.

Per motivi sconosciuti l'industria si concentrò nella zona di Delft e di Rotterdam.

Delftware includes pottery objects of all descriptions such as plates, ornaments, banks, but especially tiles.

La maiolica di Delft comprende oggetti in ceramica di tutti i generi come piatti, soprammobili, salvadanai*, ma in particolar modo piastrelle
* si sta parlando dei piggy banks di maiolica

Delftware is part of the tin glaze style of pottery, which also includes majolica, faïence and majolica in which tin-based white glazes are first applied, then metal oxide decoration and finally a lead-based clear glaze overcoat to make the surface glossy.

Le ceramiche di Delft appartengono allo stile di ceramiche smaltate a vetro in lega di stagno che comprende anche maiolica, faenza e maiolica nella quale prima si applicano strati bianchi di smalto a vetro, poi una decorazione in ossido di metallo ed infine uno strato trasparente di vetro a base di piombo per rendere lucida la superficie.

Originally produced with local colored clay, the delftware was first painted white then blue decoration added.

Originariamente prodotta con argilla locale colorata, la maiolica di Delft veniva dapprima dipinta in bianco, poi si aggiungevano le decorazioni blu.

In 1884 a white clay was introduced and today all clay for Dutch delftware is imported.

Nel 1884 fu introdotta un'argilla bianca ed oggi tutta l'argilla per la maiolica di Delft viene importata.

Usually produced in blue and white, but also in polychrome, delftware often, but not exclusively, depicts native Dutch scenes such as windmills and fishing boats.

Di solito prodotta in bianco e blu, ma decorata anche in policromia, spesso anche se non sempre, la maiolica di Delft ritrae tipiche scene olandesi come mulini a vento e barche da pesca.

English Delftware was originally called galleyware, but was renamed in the 1700s due to the popularity of Dutch products.

In origine la produzione inglese di maiolica di Delft venne chiamata galleyware, ma cambiò il nome nel XVIII secolo in seguito alla popolarità dei prodotti olandesi.

The only remaining original producer of Dutch delftware is De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles founded in 1653.

L'unico produttore originale di maiolica di Delft rimasto è la ditta De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles fondata nel 1653.

The name translates as Royal Porcelain Jar or Bottle and their logo is a stylized jar.

La traduzione del nome è "Vaso o Bottiglia di Porcellana Reale" e il logo è un barattolo stilizzato.

Delftblue pottery formed the basis of one of British Airways' ethnic tailfins.

La maiolica blu di Delft è stata impiegata per gli impennaggi verticali basati su motivi etnici della British Airways.

The design, Delftblue Daybreak, was one of the most widely used, and applied to 17 aircraft.

Il motivo Alba di Delft in Blu fu uno dei più largamente usati. Venne applicato a 17 aerei.

Photo: Delft pottery design on a BA Boeing 767

Foto: Motivo in maiolica di Delft su un Boeing 767 di British Airways

Delftware, or Delft pottery, is blue and white pottery generally made in the Netherlands around the town of Delft.

After the Dutch East India Company began importing Chinese porcelain in the early 1600s, a demand began for locally produced imitations of the porcelain.

For unknown reasons the industry was concentrated in the Delft and Rotterdam area.

Delftware includes pottery objects of all descriptions such as plates, ornaments, banks, but especially tiles.

Delftware is part of the tin glaze style of pottery, which also includes majolica, faïence and majolica in which tin-based white glazes are first applied, then metal oxide decoration and finally a lead-based clear glaze overcoat to make the surface glossy.

Originally produced with local colored clay, the delftware was first painted white then blue decoration added.

In 1884 a white clay was introduced and today all clay for Dutch delftware is imported.

Usually produced in blue and white, but also in polychrome, delftware often, but not exclusively, depicts native Dutch scenes such as windmills and fishing boats.

English Delftware was originally called galleyware, but was renamed in the 1700s due to the popularity of Dutch products.

The only remaining original producer of Dutch delftware is De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles founded in 1653.

The name translates as Royal Porcelain Jar or Bottle and their logo is a stylized jar.

Delftblue pottery formed the basis of one of British Airways' ethnic tailfins.

The design, Delftblue Daybreak, was one of the most widely used, and applied to 17 aircraft.

Photo: Delft pottery design on a BA Boeing 767