Twee Scheepjes

28. De Twee Scheepjes - The Two Ships / Les deux navires (workshop active from 1619 - 1794), Molslaan, south side, by the corner of Kruisstraat, run by Keyser. 'Names of houses' file mentions it in 1748 as "vanouds vermaard" (historically famous).

 

Delftware Connoisseurship

A serious collector of Delftware will attempt to identify and date the object. On Delft blue plates and other Delftware objects such as jugs, a potters mark may give a first indication. One should always treat potters marks with caution. Marks must be considered as just one indication.

Masters & apprentices

All masters and apprentices working at this workshop had to be inscribed in the Delft St Luke Guild Book. In 1877 this book was published in a 120 page text by Obreen. In 2002 this text has been scanned and is now available and fully searcheable on this internet site. See the yellow field on top; first click the heading Delft Artists & Patrons and then click Obreen. The full text is in Dutch. Spelling varies; in order to find masters or apprentices of a faience workshop (plattielbackers, plateelbacker, platielbacker) search for the letters "plat".

 

Translation from Trade Mark book 1764 (shown here to the right) : "The faience workshop of the undersigned at the south side of Molslaan, named Twee Scheepjes (Two Ships) has no sign hanging out , and neither a sign at the facade. And when the undersigned has goods produced the following letters are put on it: AP. "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full presentation at http://www.xs4all.nl/~kalden Email the author at kalden@xs4all.nl

All questions about identifying, dating, valuing, buying and selling: please go to www.Aronson.nl.

Notes: Thanks to the Delft Archives Staff for their help and enthusiasm. A well researched two volume book on Delftware is Marion S. van Aken-Fehmers et al, Delfts Aardewerk, Geschiedenis van een nationaal product, published jointly by Waanders, Zwolle & Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, 1999 (part 1) and 2001 (part 2). Mark shown in Jean Justice, 'Dictionaire des marques et monogrammes de la faience de Delft', Gand/Gent 1901.

How did they make Delft blue faience? text in English

Hoe maakte men Delfts blauw plateel? Tekst in het Nederlands.  

Visit The Hague municipal Gemeentemuseum site on Delft Blue.

 

 

Launched January 2002.  Last update 25 October 2016.