Majolica

/məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə/

Synonyms for "majolica" (9 found)

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Noun(3 words)
glazed earthenwareitalian maiolicamodern majolica

Related words (4)

Adjective(1 words)
portuguese pottery
Noun(3 words)
tin glazed earthenwaretin glazed waretin-glazed

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Minton majolicaderuta wareenglish majolicafaenza waremaiolicamajolica ware

Collocations

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Renaissance majolicaderuta warefaenza wareitalian maiolicamajolica glazemajolica warepolychrome majolicarenaissance potterytin glazetin glazedtin glazed ware

Inflections

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majolicasmore majolicamost majolica

Derivations

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majolica potterymajolica waremajolican

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The Italian Vase [top, left, p.8] is Majolica, […] The Ewer [bottom, middle, p.8] is a Palissy vase.

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1877, Leon Arnoux, Director, Minton & Co., British Manufacturing Industries POTTERY, page #:42 https://archive.org/stream/britishmanufact08goog#page/n56/mode/2up/search/palissy Majolica was produced for the first time by Messrs. Minton, in 1850, and they have been for many years the only producers of this article. The name of majolica is now applied indiscriminately to all fancy articles of coloured pottery. When, however, it is decorated by means of coloured glazes, if these are transparent, it ought to be called Palissy ware […]

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[Minton] employed no less than 1500. The various branches he developed were earthenware and ordinary soft porcelain, hard porcelain, parian, coloured and enamelled tiles, mosaics, Della Robbia ware, majolica, and Palissy ware.

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[…] the coloured glaze decorated wares which we now call majolica, but which Minton referred to as Palissy wares.

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