Ary de Milde (1634 – 1708) was a
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and Dutch art, ...
ceramist in
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
.
Milde was born in Delft and is known for developing a type of red stoneware imitation teapot that competed with the popular imported
Yixing clay teapots. After the war between the
Ming Dynasty and the
Qing Dynasty the import of Chinese porcelain to the Netherlands was severely reduced after the 1650s and there was an increased market for local ware. Unlike many of his colleagues, Milde actually stamped the bottom of his teapots with his own maker's mark, a practise that did not become common among the Netherlands ceramists until the 18th-century.
File:Tekanna i Yixing stengods från Kina - Hallwylska museet - 95952.tif, Yixing teapot, Hallwyl Museum
File:Teapot MET DP-12587-012.jpg, Teapot with silver trim stamped on the bottom by Milde, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Milde died in
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
.
References
* ''Ary de Milde, Mr. Theepotbacker'', by Willem Frederik Karel van Baron Verschuer, Boek-, Kunst- & Handelsdrukkerij v/h Gebroeders Binger, 1916
Yixng teapot with gold trimsold at Sotheby's June 4th 2008
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1634 births
1708 deaths
Artists from Delft
Dutch ceramists