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What Are Delft Tiles? While inspired by Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, delftware is actually earthenware, a type of ceramic.
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Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
While some tiles are mass-printed with a design, delftware is usually hand-painted by an artisan.
—Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
The fireplace holds a collection of seventeenth-century delftware, above which hangs a museum-quality Dutch painting of ornamental birds, by a court artist to William III.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
And, more noticeable to me, tea parties with dainty, delftware dishes and delectable confections.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2021
All of ceramics are adorned with a grass landscape in cornflower blue—the same shade used across various pottery, from ancient Persian creations to Chinese porcelain, to Dutch delftware.
—Vogue, 16 Aug. 2019
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Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
While some tiles are mass-printed with a design, delftware is usually hand-painted by an artisan.
—Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
The fireplace holds a collection of seventeenth-century delftware, above which hangs a museum-quality Dutch painting of ornamental birds, by a court artist to William III.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
And, more noticeable to me, tea parties with dainty, delftware dishes and delectable confections.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2021
All of ceramics are adorned with a grass landscape in cornflower blue—the same shade used across various pottery, from ancient Persian creations to Chinese porcelain, to Dutch delftware.
—Vogue, 16 Aug. 2019
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“Delftware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delftware. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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delftware
noun
delft·ware
ˈdelfˌ-twa(ə)r 
-ˌtwe(ə)r
: delft
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