Salt Lake Herald | 1901-02-13 | Page 7 | Difference between Real and Imitation Delft

REAL REAL REALAND AND IMITATION DELFT New York Man Mall and Express Ex r The blueness of delft is Just now now I the all prevailing pre ailing topic for discussion among the delft china a devotees of this I city D that is not delft is im Irn imported I ported to the th United States in large quantities every yer year But there is no I diminution in the amount of the real I delft that has he been to this city since the theda days of the Knickerbockers To distinguish distin sh between bet ri the he real realand rea realand I and the imitation is tI peculiar pecullar province province ince lace of the collector co lector If delft were all j Ii and could be bought by t anybody in ordinary crockery stores there would Le no joy in the searching The zest zeat of the pursuit lies IleS In the possibility of discovering a prize Color is the th most important con consideration consideration in deciding whether or not alleged delft is genuine Blue delft must not be too blue to be real The natural color af of the ware are is a pure white Its It texture Is of a hardness greatly resembling porcelain The only thing in itt delft that is legitimately blue is the design or figures These are of ofa ofa ofa a deep indigo tint Unto the production of which is one of the secrets of Holland HollandS S S S S S S S For Fr mere more than two two centuries potters all over the world have hae striven to imi imitate imitate imitate tate delft and have failed The latest attempts have been made In Bonn German Real Heal delft is as different from the Bonn product as ns silk Is from satIn I In the first place pl e e Bonn delft ware is soft and not unlike majolica A slight I chip in the glaze reveals its texture Then too the ware itself Is I blue which is an unpardonable fault i The coloring of the design seems to have bave spread over its entire surface In an uptown shop a all ail and Ex Express Express Express press reporter SAW sw two tw cases of delft delftware ware standing side Ide by sid sidO One was filled with recent importations im of the tle contents cont of the other came from Bonn I The he attempt to introduce Bonn delft into this country the th dealer explained has only Increased the demand for real We Ve are importing It in larger quantities than ever before Real delft is easier to obtain now than it was in inthe inthe Inthe the days of the Dutch occupation No Nor reputable r dealer would think of selling a piece of Bonn delft for the real In fact ct now that the imitation is ison ison ison on the market we are always careful I to inform a prospective customer of the thO th difference e in the two kinds of ware for the difference between them Is just justas 1 as clearly marked as between and nd Kioto 1 From the ureal real show case cuse the re ie reporter i porter took up a delft plate On the j I back was wan wa the name of the Dutch firm which made it and the peculiar trade hieroglyph by which its wares ares have haye been known knon since the days of Hendrick H Hudson It consists of an letter Jetter U over the letter latter F It is doubt doubtful doubtful doubtful ful it if outside of Holland a man can be i found who w o can tell the origin and his history history history tory of the strange trademark trademarkS S S S S S S S The back and body of the plate were ere pure white To strike it with your knuckle was to convince you that it rings s tre as only porcelain can On the other othet side of the plate was a pic pie picture picture ture of the head of a woman past mid middie die life The firm heavy mouth and I prominent nt cheek bones were wele undoubted Dutch characteristics Next td to it In the case was another plate on which was the same portrait but even the most cursory glance showed differences between them The lines In the face were not the same Shadow existed in one o portrait when there wes was only light in the other They were ere e eI the work of two dif dir ferer feren from the same copy Tb are one of the hing bing marks of real delft It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is all aU painted by ha haul nd No machine ever ever comes in contact with it Bonn delft Is in m a striking contrast Absolute Absolute Absolute lute uniformity is obtained by the use of stencils and outlines Contrary to the belief bellef of some soma col collector 1 lector actors there th re is no intrinsic merit in old delft Tb The kind that comes from the potteries today is quite as fine and more b in design than its pre Delft D is made in a vast variety of forms tor s Clocks vases candlesticks plates and saucers can all be obtained In the rear fulte cuite as e in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York as in Iti Delft Haven