Gouda Pottery Jug Art Deco ‘Iris’ (Royal Goedewaagen)

This decorative jug (of limited edition) belongs to Royal Goedewaagen’s ‘Iris’ collection. This matte Art Deco series is inspired by Gouda matte plate from Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland from the early 1920’s. On the bottom one can find: the name of the collection (Iris), the mark of the factory and the number: 396/999 (only 999 of these vases were made, of which this one is nr. 396) and the signature of the painter.

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

About Royal Goedewaagen (1610-present)
For more than 400 years Royal Goedewaagen has been making earthenware, Delft Blue and ceramics and are known for their high quality ceramic works. The basis for the current Royal Goedewaagen was laid in 1610 in the earthenware factory ‘The Star’. At that time they produced dinner- and drinking tableware. In the following century the Netherlands became one of the most important tobacco trading countries. Entrepreneur Dirck Goedewaagen, affiliated with the pipemakers guild, responded to this demand by increasing the production of pipes in 1779 and became the largest pipe manufacturer in the Netherlands. In addition, Royal Goedewaagen continued to produce earthenware. In 1923 the Amsterdam factory ‘De Distel’ was taken over, making even more good craftsmen available for Goedewaagen. In this period Jugendstil and Art Deco models were included in the production. From 1984 the factory was located in Nieuw-Buinen in Drenthe instead of Gouda, as more workers were available in this area.