Verwoerd Ceramics Online

The Verwoerd Ceramics Online museum undertakes to collect, study, preserve, and exhibit original specimen from the former Verwoerd ceramics workshop in Gouda, The Netherlands. Its collection includes Delft medallions, miniature clay pipes, and contemporary ceramic art jewellery. Serious collectors of Delft Jewellery (Delft Jewelry) may want to learn more about the production process, distinguish between hand painted and transfer printed Delft, and learn to recognize and appreciate the beauty of a genuine Verwoerd piece. The Museum also undertakes to assist private collectors and public Museums in establishing the authenticity of individual Verwoerd specimen.

The Verwoerd Workshop (1949-1976)
After WWII, Verwoerd establishes his own Ceramics Workshop in Gouda by the name of "C.Verwoerd Keramiek Atelier", and specializes in the production of miniature Delft medallions for application in silver jewellery, like brooches, bracelets, and pendants. His work stands out - even in comparison with other hand painted specimen - because of its painterly quality...
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Manufacturing Delft Medallions
How exactly are they made? Are they pottery or porcelain? Are they signed, and what does the signature tell us? All you should know about Delft medallions...
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Miniature Clay Pipes
Since the 17th century, the city of Gouda has been known for its clay pipe industry, and miniatures were a natural by-product. After the Second World War, a great number of souvenir miniature pipe racks were produced, mainly by the Goedewaagen factory, and by the workshop of the De Jong family. The Verwoerd Workshop was one of the suppliers of miniature pipes...
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News

"The Gouda Pottery List" - April 2010
The Verwoerd Ceramics Workshop was not the only Gouda pottery that has been started or revived after World War II. Both the end of the war and a newly sprung supply of affordable electrically heated pottery kilns have caused a brief but impressive revival of the Gouda pottery industry. Our research has revealed that in the 1950's, at the height of the revival, some 90 potteries have been simultaneously active within the Gouda region alone. All-in-all we have collected basic data of over 140 predominantly small potteries, in most cases including the names of their owners, the active period, their place of business, and the nature of their production. Among the potteries that have produced Delft medallions for application in silver jewellery are Cornelis Verwoerd, Frans Van Katwijk, Porceletti, Schoonhoven and Zenith. They all feature in a new section of Verwoerd Ceramics Online "The Gouda Pottery List".

Contemporary Ceramic Art Jewellery
In 1957 and 1958 the Verwoerd Workshop produced a small number of ceramic necklaces and bracelets that were especially designed to fit the neckline and wrist, and that featured some exquisite glazing. The project was quite successful in an artistic sense. However, the production proved to be highly time consuming, and was discontinued after 1958...
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