Delft Blue Jug (Royal Delft – Porceleyne Fles)

This Delft Blue jug was manufactured in 1996 at the Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft) in Delft. The pouring jug is hand painted: flowers are depicted on the jug. 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). Below the bottle is the word ‘Delft’ with a curly capital letter D. On the left are the painter’s initials CHA (C. Hartman), the year code DP (1996) and the model number 5018.

Interior advice
This Delft Blue jug fits both a classic and a modern interior. For example, you can place it on a TV cabinet, bathroom cabinet, (side) table or in a bookcase. You can also place a (silk) flower in it.

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