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What Are Delft Tiles? While inspired by Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, delftware is actually earthenware, a type of ceramic.
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Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
While some tiles are mass-printed with a design, delftware is usually hand-painted by an artisan.
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Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
The fireplace holds a collection of seventeenth-century delftware, above which hangs a museum-quality Dutch painting of ornamental birds, by a court artist to William III.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
And, more noticeable to me, tea parties with dainty, delftware dishes and delectable confections.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2021
All of ceramics are adorned with a grass landscape in cornflower blue—the same shade used across various pottery, from ancient Persian creations to Chinese porcelain, to Dutch delftware.
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Vogue, 16 Aug. 2019
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First Known Use
1699, in the meaning defined above
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“Delftware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delftware. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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delftware
noun
delft·ware
ˈdelfˌ-twa(ə)r
-ˌtwe(ə)r
: delft
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