How were tin glaze earthenware dishes used historically?

These dishes served both functional and decorative purposes in historic households. Large chargers adorned walls or formal dining tables, while smaller plates and bowls held food. Specialist forms such as salt cellars, sauceboats, and barber's bowls fulfilled specific domestic and grooming roles.

How do you date an old tin glaze dish?

Dating relies on stylistic clues, palette choices, and potting characteristics. Seventeenth-century pieces often feature Kraak styles or heavy earthenware bodies, while eighteenth-century items introduce refined polychrome florals and Chinoiserie motifs. Pigment colours like manganese and yellow also help assign pieces to specific periods and production centres.

Are these ceramic dishes safe for modern food use?

Historic tin-glazed earthenware possesses a porous clay body and a glaze that may contain historical metallic oxides. Most collectors treat these antique pieces as decorative objects rather than functional tableware. Hand-washing is essential to preserve the fragile glaze and historic painted surfaces.

What is the difference between Delftware and faience?

Delftware specifically refers to tin-glazed earthenware made in England and the Netherlands, typically associated with blue and white Dutch styles. Faience is the broader continental term used for similar tin-glazed pottery produced in France, Spain, and Italy. Both employ identical glaze chemistry but vary in regional painting traditions and forms.

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A tin glaze earthenware dish brings centuries of painted ceramic artistry to the table.

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18th Century Tin Glazed (Delft) Sweetmeat Presentier

From Timberhill Gallery

£225

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An 18th Century English Delft Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£200

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A Large 18th Century English Delft Charger.

From Youngs Antiques

£280

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An Early 18th Century English Delft Plate.

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£280

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A 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

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£380

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A Large 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£380

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Early 18th-century English Delft Polychrome Chinoiserie Charger Plate Dish

From Artsonline

£399

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Large 18thc Dutch Polychrome Delft Delftware Geometric Floral Charger Plate

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Large 18thc Dutch Polychrome Delft Delftware Geometric Floral Charger Plate

From Artsonline

£299

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A Blue Painted Delftware Plate, Dutch C.1780

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A Blue Painted Delftware Plate, Dutch C.1780

From Mark J West

£155

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An 18th Century Delft Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£200

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Listings feature tin glaze earthenware spanning the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries from English, Dutch, French, and Italian origins.

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A Large 18th Century Delft Charger.

From Youngs Antiques

£280

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Polychrome Lambeth Delft Plate Circa 1740

18th century

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Polychrome Lambeth Delft Plate Circa 1740

From Timberhill Gallery

£325

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19th century

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Delft Charger

From David Robinson Antiques

£280

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19th century

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A Large 19th Century Polychrome Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£250

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Decorative Plate

From Carradale Farm Antiques

£250

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18th century

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Pair Small Delft Plates

From Millers Antiques

£450

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Tin Glaze Earthenware Dish

18th Century Tin Glazed (Delft) Sweetmeat Presentier

An 18th Century English Delft Plate.

A Large 18th Century English Delft Charger.

An Early 18th Century English Delft Plate.

A 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

A Large 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

Early 18th-century English Delft Polychrome Chinoiserie Charger Plate Dish

Large 18thc Dutch Polychrome Delft Delftware Geometric Floral Charger Plate

A Blue Painted Delftware Plate, Dutch C.1780

An 18th Century Delft Plate.

A Large 18th Century Delft Charger.

Polychrome Lambeth Delft Plate Circa 1740

Delft Charger

A Large 19th Century Polychrome Plate.

Decorative Plate

Pair Small Delft Plates

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