Butter Dish (Royal Delft – Porceleyne Fles)

In 1983, this butter dish was manufactured at the Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft) in Delft. This butter dish is hand-painted: it depicts flowers and geometric motifs. At the bottom is the mark of De Porceleyne Fles: an apothecary jar with the initials JT intertwined underneath (these stand for Joost Thooft, owner of the company in 1876). Beneath the bottle is the word ‘Delft’ with a curly capital letter D. On the left are the painter’s initials: JEY (J. v. Eyk), the year code DC (1983) and the model number 4190.

Interior advice
This Delft Blue plate fits both a classic and a modern interior. This Delft Blue butter dish fits in both a classical and a modern interior. For example, you can place it on a table, on a dresser or in a bookcase. You can also use it as a storage box to keep butter, chocolate or other candy or jewelry.

About De Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft)
The Delft Porceleyne Fles pottery, also known as Royal Delft, is the only manufacturer of Delftware still in existence in Delft which, since 1653, has been hand-painting decorations on objects such as vases, wall plates, tiles and jugs, according to old tradition. De Porceleyne Fles is known worldwide for its products and in 1919 the factory received the designation Royal.