The Dutch drinking culture has a special relationship with Delftware. In this article, we explore how the pottery industry in Delft, influenced by these drinking traditions, has contributed to shaping the national identity. The Netherlands has few freshwater streams, and for centuries, it was not safe to drink water unless it was boiled…
Every month we present a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month we would like to show you this blue and white oval plaque, made around 1705. The plaque depicts a lively tavern scene. Peasants are reveling as they watch a couple dancing to the music of a horn or shawm player. A skeptical…
Every month we present a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month we would like to show you this pair of polychrome pike tureens, which is marked for Petrus van Marum, the owner of De Romeyn (The Roman) factory from 1754 to 1764. In the middle of the eighteenth century, Delft potters quickly…
Petrus van Marum - Calculations and Clay Petrus van Marum was among those who registered their factory trademark with the Saint Luke's Guild in Delft on April 21st, 1764. By then, he had owned 'De Romeyn' (The Roman) for ten years. While the legacy of products from his tenure is not extensive, he was undoubtedly…
Delft Money Banks With the introduction of coin money in the Netherlands by the Romans, saving coins began. Over the centuries, skilled craftsmen from various backgrounds contributed to the creation of money banks, which eventually became integral to the diverse range of products crafted in Delft potteries during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These charming…
Every month we present you a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month, we would like to highlight this stunning polychrome money bank from circa 1760. The invention of the piggy bank originates to over 600 years ago in the fifteenth century when people would use pots to store what money they had.…
Every month we present you a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month, we would like to highlight this captivating blue and white deep plate from circa 1730. The well of the plate is painted with two travelers walking toward another seated beneath a tree before a cliff on a river bank and…
An impressive large Delft plaque in the Aronson collection shows the Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, an historic event between a Spanish-French fleet and combined Anglo-Dutch forces in 1704-1705 (Fig. 1). The scene is rather remarkable, because despite the triumph of the Anglo-Dutch fleet, the Dutch Republic suffered a humiliating end. This article explores the historical…
Every month we present you a special object from the Aronson Antiquairs’ collection. This month, we would like to highlight this blue and white tray, as discussed in the main article in our newsletter from April 2024. Trays have been utilized for serving drinks and food since ancient times. The prevalence of trays in daily…
The emergence of tea and coffee culture in the Dutch Republic led to a notable expansion in the diversity of household goods. The increasing popularity of these beverages presented lucrative opportunities for manufacturers of related objects.(1) While beverages like beer, spirits, water, or wine merely required a bottle or jug and glasses for consumption, coffee-…
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