Friday, June 28, 2019

Painted Tiles


I saw the panels made in Delft, the Netherlands at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. These panels were made of painted tiles. 
The Delft factories specialized in making painted tiles, combining with functional wares.
Groups of panel were ordered to decorate the walls of European Royal residences such as near Paris and near Munich.
Here are tin-glazed earthenware painted tiles 'The panel with vase of flowers', Netherlands, 1710-1750

The stages in making delftware were briefly as follows: clay was shaped, dried and given a first firing. Tiles were then glazed with liquid white tin glaze. The design was pricked through on a piece of paper, the spons,and when laid on the tile, the pattern was transferred to the tile by pouncing through the holes with charcoal. The outline of the pattern was clear enough for the painter to complete the painting.


In special cases, some tiles were fired a second and third time in a muffle-kiln at a high and lower temperature in order to emphasize colors which would not react well to the high kiln temperatures. I show you the details of 'The vase' - they are birds, butterflies, dahlias, yellow flowers, parrots, fasuns,  doves, etc.



This is another painted tile panel 'The vase with flowers', we see here a lot of flowers: bluebells, dahlias, roses, lilies. The decorative vase is placed on a stand. I show you a detail of this panel:




The floor tiles proved to be too delicate for heavy usage, moved to the walls. Single tiles and tile-pictures (multiple tiles combining to make a picture-religious, floral, etc.) were used in kitchens, around fireplaces etc. Here is a wall tile picture of a woman gardener that enjoys her flowers. I think they are Digitalis and Alsea rosea. 






Did you like these painted tiles? perhaps you have any panels at home. What are they?


36 comments:

  1. Very beautiful tiles, Nadezda! I wish I had them in my kitchen :)

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    1. So do I, Marit. The picture "Vase" I'd like to see on a wall of my summer cottage.

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  2. Very beautiful, Nadezda!
    Delft is a lovely town,

    Hugs, Ida

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    1. I agree Ida Delft is a lovely, cozy town with canals, downtown and souvenir shops.

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  3. The tiles are very attractive. We have nothing like this at all in our house. These choices would have delighted a gardener.

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    1. You're right, David. Sure you know all these amazing birds.

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  4. So awesome! Have a nice weekend Nadezda

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  5. Preciosos Nadezda. Es una artesanía bellísima. Me gustaría tener alguno.
    Te he mandado un mail. Cuídate amiga.
    Te deseo un buen fin de semana.
    Un abrazo.

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    1. A mi tambien gustaria tener una pintura 'La Vase' sobre la pared de mi casa de verano.
      He leido tu e-mail, Laura, gracias!

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  6. Son preciosos. Yo tampoco tengo. Feliz fin de semana.

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  7. Hello Nadezda ! ... After living in the Netherlands for 4 years I am still amazed at the beauty of their art, no matter what form. I would have loved to have the woman gardener tile set ... it is so stunning !
    Delft was such a pretty little town .. so quiet , so charming .. such depth of creativity.
    I will never forget all of the amazing tours we had while living in the little village of Schinveld ...
    This is a wonderful country with such beautiful art work.
    Thank you for this post .. it brought back wonderful memories !

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    1. You're welcome Joy!
      I did like Delft as well, although I'd been there one day. The canals, city hall with tower, Delft earthenware factory.

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  8. Molto belle! Mi ricordano molto una casa vicina alla mia che ha dei dipinti simili su piastrelle sui muri esterni!

    Ti auguro una buona domenica :)

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    1. Oh, you can see similar tile picture on the house near yours, Gabriele. What a beauty I think.

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  9. These panels look so beautiful !!
    Greetings

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  10. Hello Nadezda, I too would love to have something like this in my kitchen. Thank you for sharing these interesting photos.
    And your new header photo is fabulous.
    I know Delft for its famous University of Technology.
    Have a lovely July!

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    1. Glad you liked my new header with azalea.I did love my visit to Delft.
      Happy July!

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  11. Hola Nadezda, es un placer poder saludarte de nuevo, los azulejos me encantan, son preciosos, las fotos muy bonitas. Feliz verano. Un fuerte abrazo.

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  12. Oh Nadezda, these tile creations are fabulous. I would dearly love to have "the Gardener". She would be perfect for my kitchen. I would like any of them in my home. You are lucky to see some in person. So glad you shared them with us. When you were in Delft were you able to tour the factory?

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    1. It was the great day in Delft, Lisa, my visit to Delft earthenware factory. The tour was very interesting, artists demonstrated their work in painting plates, tiles, vases, candlesticks etc. I was pleased to purchase a special tulip vase see here:
      https://northern-garden.blogspot.com/2018/03/wordless-wednesday-ceramic-vase-for.html
      Hugs!

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  13. ¡Hola Nadezda!

    Nos dejas una gran colección de paneles de azulejos preciosos en los cuales se entremezclan oras motivos de figuras de pajarillos. Me encanta tu entrada y ha sido muy placentero pasar por esta tu casa.
    Te dejo un besito y mi gratitud.

    Se muy, muy feliz.

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    1. Gracias Marina, me encanta que te gustaron los pajaritos, son fantasticos.

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  14. These are even more beautiful than many of the tiles I saw in the tile museum in Lisbon. I adore tiles and would love to have enough money to buy and use them more than I currently do.

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    1. I'd love too Jenny to have any painted tiles in my summer cottage :-)

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  15. I meant to say, I hope you have had some good treatment and are better now.

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    1. I hope I had, Jenny. I want to spend more time in the garden this summer.

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  16. Very beautiful Nadezda, nothing so grand in our abode.

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  17. Hello Dear Nadezda!
    The tiles are beautiful. I am delighted with them.
    You can fall in love with them.
    Hugs and greetings.

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  18. These are very beautiful tiles, Nadezda, thank you for sharing their beauty here.

    All the best Jan

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