Delft Blue Plate (Royal Delft – Porceleyne Fles)

This Delft Blue plate was manufactured in 1986 at the Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft) in Delft. The plate is hand painted: there are floral and geometric motifs and in the middle of the plate is a bird. 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 initials of the painter: RE (Mrs. J. de Reuver) and the year code DF (1986).

Interior advice
This Delft Blue plate fits both a classic and a modern interior. For example, you can place it on a TV cabinet or in a bookcase.

About De Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft)
The Delft flatware factory Porceleyne Fles, also known as Royal Delft, is the only Delft-based 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. De Porceleyne Fles is known worldwide for its products, and in 1919 the factory received the designation Royal.