A plate of fish and vegetables

Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy Plate c. 1550 Majolica is a tin-glazed pottery. It was introduced to Italy from Moorish Spain through the island of Majorca, thus its name. Italian manufacture of this earthenware is known as Fayence after Faenza, the town i

Artifacts - Porcelain - Persia Persian Fayence Dish 17th 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 - 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 - 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 - 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

Patterns & Motifs - line art Persian Ornament Ceramics from Ispahan a city in Iran. (1600-1700) Persia is the western name for Iran The people of this land have always called their country Iran (the land of the Aryans). In 1935 the name was officially ch

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 Caffagiolo Plate (1500-1530) with the Arms of the Imhof Family Caffagiolo is a castle in Tuscany where Florentine production of pottery was centered. This early version of Majolica or Fayence ware was noted for its dark col

various types of sticker icons

a chef juggling food

Potato sticks on porcelain plate