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The Depository documents 15 techniques in Netherlands; by risk level: 1 critically endangered, 3 endangered, 4 vulnerable, 7 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The jenever (Dutch gin) distilling tradition — the making of the specifically Dutch grain spirit that is the historical ancestor of English gin, produced from a malt wine (moutwijn) base distilled from rye, corn, and malted barley, then…
The Edam cheese making tradition — the distinctive round ball-shaped Dutch cheese with its characteristic red wax coating (for export) whose form is as internationally recognisable as Gouda but whose production process is distinctly…
The Gouda cheese making tradition — the production of the world's most widely consumed cheese style, whose authentic Dutch farmhouse version (Boerenkaas — farmer's cheese) is made from raw whole milk on the farm of origin, quite distinct…
The stroopwafel making tradition of Gouda — the thin caramel-syrup-filled wafer cookie invented in Gouda in the early 19th century by baker Gerard Kamphuisen, whose specific wafer texture (thin, slightly crisp, yielding to a slight chew…
The Delftware tradition — the making of the blue and white tin-glazed earthenware that has been the defining Dutch decorative craft since the 17th century, when Delft potters adapted Chinese Ming porcelain aesthetics to the European…
The Dutch faience tile making tradition — the production of the hand-painted tin-glazed earthenware tiles that lined Dutch kitchens, hearths, and stairways from the 17th century and became one of the most widely exported Dutch decorative…
The Makkum polychrome earthenware tradition of Frisian Royal Tichelaar — the oldest continuously operating pottery in the Netherlands (established 1594), producing the distinctive polychrome tin-glazed earthenware of the Frisian tradition…
The Amsterdam diamond cutting and polishing tradition — the city that has been the world center of diamond cutting since the 16th century when Sephardic Jewish refugees from Antwerp brought their diamond-cutting expertise to the more…
The silver filigree tradition of Schoonhoven — the small South Holland city on the Lek river that has been the Netherlands' silver and gold center since the 17th century, home to the Nederlands Zilvermuseum and a concentration of filigree…
The Dutch organ building tradition — specifically in the lineage of Arp Schnitger (CRAFT-1223 — the German master who built many organs in the Netherlands) and continued by the Dutch firm Flentrop Orgelbouw (established 1903 in Zaandam),…
The Dutch windmill millstone dressing tradition — the periodic re-cutting of the furrow pattern on grinding millstones that maintains the cutting efficiency of the Dutch grain windmills (korenmolens).
The Zeeland needle lace tradition of the southwestern Dutch province — a distinctive needle lace tradition associated with the Zeeland klederdracht (folk costume), particularly the elaborate lace caps (mutsen) that are the defining element…
The klompen (wooden clog) making tradition — the carving of the Dutch wooden shoe from a single block of willow or poplar wood, the defining Dutch footwear of the agricultural and working communities that has been produced continuously…
The Leerdam studio glass tradition — the making of unique handblown art glass objects (Unica) at the Royal Leerdam Glassworks in South Holland, where the Dutch glass artist A.D.
The Volendam traditional costume embroidery tradition — the making and maintenance of the Volendam klederdracht (folk costume) whose distinctive red, white, and black palette and the specific goldwork and silk embroidery on the bodice and…