Delft Blue is earthenware that imitates porcelain

Sources

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Delftware collection catalogue – Rijksmuseum
Collection as tin-glazed earthenware/faience
What is Delftware?
Tin glaze, imitation of porcelain, period 1620–1850

Images and captions

**Delft bottle painted with birds in a landscape. Rijksmuseum.**
Rijksmuseum · CC0. http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.14329
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**Delft vase with decoration after Chinese porcelain. Rijksmuseum.**
Rijksmuseum · CC0. http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.14424
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Current situation

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