Polychrome Tea Canister (Potterie Oud Delft)

This polychtrome tea canister was made around 1930 at the Dutch pottery factory Potterie Oud Delft in Nijmegen. It is hand-painted: the lid and pot is decorated with floral motifs. On the bottom of the tea pot is the model number (842B), the mark of the factory ‘Oud Delft’ (a dial surrounded by the letters OUD and below it the word ‘Delft’ and the signature of the painter: S.

Interior advice
This tea canister 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 tea caddy also looks beautiful on a tray during a High Tea!

About Oud Delft pottery
In 1921 the company Oud Delft was founded by Roelof Elshout as the N.V. Industrie- en Handelsmaatschappij ‘Oud Delft’ in Nijmegen. Because Potterie Rembrandt in Nijmegen ceased production in 1925, Oud Delft took over. It was not until 1935 that the products were given their own mark: a turntable surrounded by the letters OUD and ‘Delft’ underneath. In 1996 the factory was moved to Waddixveen and since then has been part of the pottery factory ”t Delftsche Huys’.