Herman Pietersz (1584) A native of Haarlem. M. Havard places him as one of the founders of the potter’s industry, but not much is known of his work.
Thomes Jansz (1590) An Englishman.
Potters Mark of Thomes Jansz 1590
Gerrit Hermansz (1614) A very few of the earliest specimens of Delft are supposed to be by him.
Delft Potters Mark of Gerrit Hermansz 1614
Cornelis Cornelisz (1628) Certain specimens marked with a ” C ” are attributed to him.
Delft Potters Mark of Cornelis Cornelisz 1628
Abraham de Kooge (1632) A stranger. This great master has already been referred to. His plaques and dishes in blue may be considered as some of the finest early specimens of Delft. The paste is rather thick and the specimens, as a result, rather heavy, but the colouring and the glaze are very fine. His work was never signed, but the date is given in a small cartouche with the head of a cherub above.
Delft Potters Mark of Abraham de Kooge 1632
Pieter Hieronimus Van Kessel (1634) Not much is known of his work, but he is supposed to be the founder of “The Metal Pot,” and certain specimens signed with the letter ” P ” are attributed to him.
Delft Potters Mark of Pieter Hieronimus Van Kessel 1632
Lambrecht Ghisbrechts (1640) A stranger. He is supposed to have produced models of cocks, ducks, etc., of a brilliant colouring and signed ” L G.”
Delft Potters Mark of Lambrecht Ghisbrechts 1640
Isaack Junius (1640) Two examples exist in blue, representing the tomb of William the Silent, and signed with Junius’ name in full and the date 1657.
Delft Potters Mark of Isaack Junius 1640
Aelbrecht Cornelis de Keizer (1642) A stranger, and one of the great men. His name has already been referred to in conjunction with that of Abraham de Kooge. De Keizer’s work is amongst the best of the earlier potters. Its charm is due to its extreme thinness and lightness. De Keizer is also famous as the first to introduce the Chinese and Japanese style of modelling and decoration. In this he excelled, and this talent was handed down to his sons-in-law the Pynackers. His signature was a combined “A K.”
Ghisbrecht Lambrechtse Kruyk (1645) He may have been the founder of the celebrated pottery “Alpha,” for he handed it over to his nephew van Eenhoorn in 1674. Some specimens, of a rather pale colour, with his monogram of ” G K ” in blue, have a distinction peculiarly their own and are easily recognized.
Delft Potters Mark of Ghisbrecht Lambrechtse Kruyk 1644
Samuel van Berenvelt (1648) A stranger, supposed to be the founder of “The Double Jug” ; but we cannot attribute anything to his hand, for specimens with the mark of the factory ” D K ” or ” D S K ” give us no clue to the maker.
Delft Potters Mark of Samuel Van Berenvelt 1648
