woensdag 18 maart 2015

Signs, signs

The facades of the historical  houses in Amsterdam were often decorated with all kind of  decorations mostly related to the profession of the owner of the house. This building dating from the 18th century housed a porcelain worker. The sign says in old dutch "De Porceleyne Blompot" which means "The porcelain cachet pot". The decoration is still there but the porcelain shop has gone."Barney's Uptown" is a bar and restaurant, but maybe he uses porcelain dishes.....
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17 opmerkingen:

  1. I always appreciate the historical facts that you include with your photos. I noticed that the curtains on the second floor are lined up perfectly whereas the ones on the floor above are not. Must be different tenants!

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  2. I am surprised to see English signs in Amsterdam.

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  3. Love this, Marianne....the owner definitely needs to be using porcelain dishes in keeping with the tradition of the facade.

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  4. This shot looks excellent enlarged Marianne, so many lovely details on this old building.

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  5. Lovely old building. I am happy the old sign is still there.

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  6. Those façades are so beautiful !and I like to see the curtains behind the window.

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  7. What beautiful trim around the window. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  8. I didn't know that fact about the decorations on the buildings. How interesting.

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  9. How lovely and ornate. Interesting that the modern sign is in English.

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  10. Ja geweldig. En ook 'mooie' gordijntjes ;)

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  11. Beautiful, sculpted decoration round the window. Interesting that just one window was chosen and no hint of decoration round the others.

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  12. It is absolutely gorgeous! I'm so glad they left it intact.

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  13. Dearest Marian,
    Quite interesting to see that old sign for the Porcelain Cachet Pots still on the wall! Flower pots are mainly those clay pots and for sure they created the hand painted porcelain Cachet Pots (derived from French) which are still around in antiques.
    Love the old craftsmanship of making such beautiful embellishments!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  14. At least they did save the historic bit! I'd probably try the bar too... love the look from the outside.

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  15. We moeten meer naar boven kijken als we in de winkelstraten lopen, er is daar veel moois te zien.

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