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Rectangular sign MillThis Delft Blue plate by Royal Delft depicts a Dutch landscape with several windmills. The diameter is 20 centimeters. Combine it with other Delft Blue plates for a varied display on the wall.
Wall plates have been a beloved part of Dutch interiors since the 17th century. Large earthenware plates were hung on the wall as decoration and to display wealth and taste. Like Delft Blue tiles, they were often painted in blue and white, featuring scenes of ships, landscapes, flowers, and biblical motifs. A collection of plates on the wall added color and character to the interior and complemented the tiled walls and fireplace surrounds found in many 17th-century homes.
The Blueware collection is inspired by traditional Delft Blue decorations and designed by a master painter from Royal Delft. The decorations are applied using a sophisticated screen-printing technique, a method that Royal Delft has been employing since the late 19th century. In this way, centuries-old decorative traditions and historical craftsmanship come together in a collection with a distinctive and timeless appearance.
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De Porceleyne Fles in Delft
Centuries-old craftsmanship lives on in De Porceleyne Fles. The screen printing technique, with its origins in eighteenth-century England, is still an essential part of the decorating process. Here, heritage, precision and craft come together in every ceramic object.
Even when the screen printing technique is used, the hand of the Royal Delft master painter is still part of the design. The first design is put on paper with a brush, using the same black paint. Once a final design has been made, it is sent to the printer. The printer scans it digitally and then turns it into a screen print.
This is divided into four separate layers for the four different shades of blue. It is then printed onto plastic films, and the films are exposed onto a screen printing frame. In this way the design transfers from the film to the frame. This is done four times for the different shades of blue, after which a carrier layer is added on top. That carrier holds the entire design together.
The transfer is then applied to the glazed product, after which it fuses with the glaze layer during the second firing.
