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ABOUT THE PROJECT

This project comes from my habit to check out people's kitchen cabinets, always looking for interesting or special ceramic objects. Some time ago I visited my friend Loeke, and she has the most wonderful old French kitchen set displayed on a shelf in her kitchen. I could not help myself and took a picture. That night I posted the first Kitchen Shelf Picture on my weblog... I look forward to many entries, dear stories, lots of information and many Kitchen Shelf Friends!

How it works: Send me an email at kitchenshelf@keramiek-centrum.nl and tell me the story and send one or more pictures. I am really keen on a picture of the stamp or factory logo on the bottom of the piece. Which makes it possible to investigate the origin, to learn more about the maker etc.
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THE KITCHEN SHELVES:

juni 27, 2010

On Willemiens kitchen shelf

The beautiful old cups of WiIllemiens mother. There used to be many more, only three survived, now standing next to the old salt glazed 'salt jar' of Willemiens grandma. Isn't this great?!! I really love the tulips on the cups. Very stylish. I am not sure if they are porcelain or earthenware. I'll find out! Wilemien tells me the cups are made by Goedewaagen, Gouda. 



On Myriam's kitchen shelf


Myriam bought these wonderful treasures from a potter in Fez. I love the shape and the decoration, which is typical traditional Fez. It's earhtenware, with a white glaze on which the decoration is painted. The mugs are not fired at a very high temperature, which makes them kind of vulnerable.







On Loeke's kitchen shelf

This beautiful old French kitchen set on Loeke's  kitchen shelf is not signed, so I have no idea where it comes from, who made it etc. Might be nice to look into. Could be the start of a new series: what is on my friends' kitchen shelves!