De Grieksche A
De Grieksche A
Dutch, pottery active 1657–1818
PlaceDelft, Netherlands
Biography"The Greek A" (de Grieksche A) was established more than a century before the register of potters' marks was deposited at St. Luc's Guildhall in 1764. G. L. Kruyk was its founder, who used his initials as his mark. His successors adopted the same plan: S. Van Eenhoorn in 1674, A. Kocks in 1687, J. Van der Heal in yoi, Jan T. Dextra in 1759, and Jacobus Halder 1764.. The two last sometimes placed above their initials the Greek letter Alpha. At this factory magnificent ware was produced, with decoration almost perfect as an imitation of the Oriental, though the Meissen porcelain was also successfully copied in polychrome painting and gilding. Some of the best specimens-dishes, tureens, fountains, etc.are marked DEX and Z.DEX. The last letters indicate Zechariah Dextra, one of the ablest painters in his brother's factory. Above certain of the names which follow, a short stroke or hyphen shows what letters form the initials. Person TypeCorporate Body
