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majolica
[ muh-jol-i-kuh, muh-yol- ]
noun
- Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.
- any earthenware having an opaque glaze of tin oxide.
majolica
/ məˈdʒɒlɪkə; məˈjɒl- /
noun
- a type of porous pottery glazed with bright metallic oxides that was originally imported into Italy via Majorca and was extensively made in Italy during the Renaissance
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of majolica1
Example Sentences
Her technique is the centuries-old majolica, in which she fires her creatures and then dips them in a tin oxide glazing solution that lends an opaque white finish.
The companies flooded international markets with wares known under the umbrella term “majolica.â€
Her job was locating Gilded Age table settings, and these majolica shellfish plates made in Staffordshire, England, by Minton were a must-have in upper-class homes of the 1860s on both sides of the Atlantic.
But her works — delicately painted blue-and-white majolica dishes — were a triumph.
“Dora De Larios: Other Worlds†will gather works from throughout her career — sculptures, mosaics and functional tableware, including a set of majolica dishes she created for the White House in 1977.
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