Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy Fayence Plate - Urbino Ware c. 1550-80 Fayence is the French name for a style of tin-glazed porcelain remarkable for its fastness of color over hundreds of years. Italian manufacture was centered in the town of Faenza, near

Artifacts - Porcelain - Greece Rhodian Fayence Dish, 18th century Fayence is the French name for a style of tin-glazed porcelain remarkable for its fastness of color over hundreds of years. Italian manufacture was centered in the town of Faenza, near Bo

Artifacts - Porcelain - Spain Hispano-Moresque Fayence Dish late 15th century Fayence is the French name for a style of tin-glazed porcelain remarkable for its fastness of color over hundreds of years. Italian manufacture was centered in the town of Fae

Artifacts - Relief - England A Wedgwood Cameo of a group of children or Amorini c. 1770 This form of porcelain was first manufactured in 1760 at Staffordshire, England by Josiah Wedgwood. It quickly captured a world market and remains to this day one of

Artifacts - Porcelain - Spain Hispano-Moresque Fayence Dish c. 1580 Fayence is the French name for a style of tin-glazed porcelain remarkable for its fastness of color over hundreds of years. Italian manufacture was centered in the town of Faenza, near

Artifacts - Porcelain - France Dish by Bernard Palissy (1509-1590) side-view (a5) Palissy was a French Huguenot (Protestant) potter, writer and artist. He was jailed for his religion in his early years but his talent caused him to be freed into the emp

Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy A Majolica Ewer. c. 1530-40. This piece depicts Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden. Majolica is a tin-glazed pottery similar to Fayence-ware. It was introduced to Italy from Moorish Spain through the island of Majorca, thus it

Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy Majolica Dish c. 1500 This piece illustrates a glazer at work. Majolica is a tin-glazed pottery similar to Fayence-ware. It was introduced to Italy from Moorish Spain through the island of Majorca, thus its name. Italian man

Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy A Majolica Vase by Orazio Fontana. Urbino. 1571. This piece depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Majolica is a tin-glazed pottery. It was introduced to Italy from Moorish Spain through the island of Majorca, thus its

Artifacts - Porcelain - Japan