Flower pyramid

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Delftware

From 1610 the Netherlands started importing some 100,000 Chinese porcelain objects every year. This competition from China prompted Dutch potters to start refining their products.

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Violin

Violin

anoniem, c. 1705 - c. 1710

Flower pyramid

Flower pyramid

attributed to De Metaale Pot, c. 1692 - c. 1700

Bust of King-Stadtholder William III

Bust of King-Stadtholder William III

attributed to De Metaale Pot, c. 1695 - c. 1700

Plaque with an Italianate Landscape

Plaque with an Italianate Landscape

attributed to Frytom, Frederik van, c. 1670 - c. 1700

Kettle on a burner stand

Kettle on a burner stand

Het Oude Moriaanshooft, c. 1765 - c. 1770

Dish

Dish

anoniem, c. 1660 - c. 1670

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Tea Time

17 min. - Femke Diercks, Head of Applied Arts

Flower pyramid

Flower pyramid

1:13 min. - A short fashion

Flower pyramid

Multi-Level Vase

Stackable Dutch vase

Delft blue piramid

6:27 min - A special piece of floral art

Tea for two

4:13 min. - Tea time at the Rijksmuseum’s depot

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Faience

Two dishes

Two dishes

attributed to Verstraeten, Willem Jansz., c. 1650 - c. 1665

Two plaques with the Tomb of William of Orange in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft

Two plaques with the Tomb of William of Orange in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft

attributed to Isaac Junius, c. 1655 - c. 1665

Veelkleurig beschilderde plaque van faïence

Veelkleurig beschilderde plaque van faïence

anoniem, c. 1720 - c. 1750

Delft

Gezicht op Delft (linkerdeel)

Gezicht op Delft (linkerdeel)

Coenraet Decker (mentioned on object), 1678 - 1703

Gezicht op Delft

Gezicht op Delft

Jan van Goyen, 1652

View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’

View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’

Johannes Vermeer, c. 1658

Ceramics from Asia

Tomb figure in the shape of a courtly lady

Tomb figure in the shape of a courtly lady

anoniem, c. 618 - c. 907

Dish with a standing woman, and a garniture consisting of two vases and three pots

Dish with a standing woman, and a garniture consisting of two vases and three pots

anoniem, c. 1700

Brown Tea Bowl

Brown Tea Bowl

anoniem, attributed to anoniem, c. 1650 - c. 1749