The young man across the table set down the little delftware teapot and put on a face of disappointed concern.

Fine "Lambeth delftware" dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.

When Dutch notables go abroad they often take along authentic delftware.

English delftware was made in the British Isles between about 1550 and the late 18th century.

It is known for its Delftware production, which has been active for more than 350 years, without interruption.

Some regard Delftware from about 1750 onwards as artistically inferior.

Delftware ranged from simple household items to fancy artwork.

Popular souvenirs from the Netherlands are flower bulbs, delftware and wooden shoes.

The collection includes delftware, paintings and furniture.

By the late 18th century, Delftware potters had lost their market to British porcelain and the new white earthenware.

The latter, like most things in the house, is predominantly antique, and the family breezily eats spaghetti off 19th-century delftware.

Painted delftware tiles were very cheap and common, if rarely of really high quality, but silver, especially in the auricular style, led Europe.

The houses are furnished with period furniture, including spinning wheels, tilt-top tables and delftware.

Delftware inspired by Chinese originals persisted from about 1630 to the mid-18th century alongside European patterns.

Delftware became popular, was widely exported in Europe and reached China and Japan.

The palace features a carved wooden ceiling, oak wainscoting, built-in metal plates and Delftware.

The development of a very white earthenware by Wedgwood spelled the end of English delftware.

It all depends on how you feel about pre-Columbian pottery, Italian majolica, delftware and 18th-century porcelain.

Duivenvoorde has rare collections of silver, delftware and Chinese and European porcelain.

There is also a porcelain collection with Chinese blue and German pieces to offset the historical themes in Delftware.

Abracadabra - "wooden" shoes in delftware!

And there are wood-and-tile cheese boards and delftware and a big shop full of fancy toys.

Dutch potters brought it to England in around 1600 and wares produced there are known as English delftware or galleyware.

Artworks from the Golden Age, from brilliant blue delftware to dark Vermeers.

It is gable-topped with flat spaces on which would have been placed blue Nankin or Delftware garnitures.