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• majolica — /meuh jol i keuh, meuh yol /, n. 1. Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated. 2. any earthenware having an opaque glaze of tin oxide. Also, maiolica. [1545 55; ear lier maiolica < It < ML, var. of …   Universalium

• majolica — noun a) A fine Italian glazed earthenware, coated with opaque white enamel and ornamented with metallic colours b) Any other kind of glazed coloured earthenware or faience …   Wiktionary

• majolica — /məˈdʒɒlɪkə/ (say muh jolikuh) noun 1. a type of Italian pottery, originally imported into Italy via Majorca, coated with enamel and decorated, often in rich colours. 2. a more or less similar pottery made elsewhere. Also, maiolica /məˈjɒlɪkə/… …  

• Fielding Majolica — is pottery made at the Railway Pottery in Stoke on Trent under the proprietorship of Simon Fielding (1827 1906) and Abraham Fielding. Majolica is a generic name given to the lead glazed, brightly coloured earthenware that was originally developed …   Wikipedia

• Faenza majolica — Tin glazed earthenware produced in the Italian city of Faenza from the late 14th century. Early Faenza jugs were decorated in green and purple with Gothic lettering and heraldic lions; the first major majolica piece is a wall plaque dated 1475.… …   Universalium

• Urbino majolica — Italian tin glazed earthenware made in the city of Urbino, which dominated the market from с 1520. Early wares, mostly dishes, are painted in a range of colours, dominated by brilliant yellow, orange, and brown, and decorated with narrative… …   Universalium

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

• Maiolica — Istoriato decoration on a plate from Castel Durante, c.1550 1570 (Musée des Beaux Arts de Lille) Maiolica[1] is Italian tin glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. It is decorated in bright colours on a white background, frequently depicting… …   Wikipedia

• interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …   Universalium

• Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …   Universalium

• faience — /fuy ahns , fay /; Fr. /fann yahonns /, n. glazed earthenware or pottery, esp. a fine variety with highly colored designs. Also, faïence. [1705 15; < F, orig. pottery of Faenza, city in northern Italy] * * * Tin glazed earthenware made in France …   Universalium