Delft Blue Ginger jar (Royal Delft – Porceleyne Fles)

This Delft Blue ginger pot was manufactured at the Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft) in Delft in 1979. The ginger jar is hand-painted: floral motifs are depicted on all sides and the lid. At the bottom is the mark of De Porceleyne Fles: an apothecary jar with the initials JT intertwined below (these stand for Joost Thooft, owner of the company in 1876). Below the bottle is the word ‘Delft’ with a curly capital D. On the left side are the painter’s initials: LDG (mr. L. de Groot) and the year code CY (1979).

Interior advice
This Delft Blue ginger jar fits both a classic and a modern interior. For example, you can place it on a bar, on a shelf or windowsill in the kitchen. The ginger pot also looks great on a sideboard.

About De Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft)
The Delft pottery Porceleyne Fles, also known as Royal Delft, is Delft’s only remaining manufacturer for Delft Blue. The manufacturer has continued to paint decorations by hand since 1653, on objects such as vases, wall plates, tiles and pitchers.