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== Description ==
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[[File:41.105-E4334CR-d1.jpg|thumb|Italian plate<Br>MFA# 41.105]]
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A type of tin-glazed earthenware first produced on the island of Majorca. The technique was transferred to Italy in the 12th century and later spread slowly throughout Europe. Now, even though several similar methods are used elsewhere in Europe ([[faience|faience]], [[delftware|delftware]]), the term 'majolica' refers only to the tin-glazed pottery made in Italy. The white majolica tin glazes were decorated in blue ([[cobalt|cobalt]]), yellow ([[antimony|antimony]]), red ([[iron|iron]]), green ([[copper|copper]]), and purple ([[manganese|manganese]]).
  
A type of tin-glazed earthenware first produced on the island of Majorca. The technique was transferred to Italy in the 12th century and later spread slowly throughout Europe. Now, even though several similar methods are used elsewhere in Europe ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=faience faience], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=delftware delftware]), the term 'majolica' refers only to the tin-glazed pottery made in Italy. The white majolica tin glazes were decorated in blue ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cobalt cobalt]), yellow ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=antimony antimony]), red ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron iron]), green ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper copper]), and purple ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=manganese manganese]).
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[[File:54.146-E4357CR-d1.jpg|thumb|Bust of a woman<br>MFA# 54.146]]
  
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
maiolica
 
maiolica
  
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==Resources and Citations==
  
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: majolica." Accessed 4 Feb. 2005.
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== Authority ==
 
 
 
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: majolica." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service  4 Feb. 2005 .
 
  
 
* ''The Bullfinch Guide to Art History'', Shearer West (ed.), Bullfinch Press, Boston, 1996
 
* ''The Bullfinch Guide to Art History'', Shearer West (ed.), Bullfinch Press, Boston, 1996

Latest revision as of 09:13, 17 October 2022

Renaissance jar
MFA# 23.268

Description

Italian plate
MFA# 41.105

A type of tin-glazed earthenware first produced on the island of Majorca. The technique was transferred to Italy in the 12th century and later spread slowly throughout Europe. Now, even though several similar methods are used elsewhere in Europe (Faience, Delftware), the term 'majolica' refers only to the tin-glazed pottery made in Italy. The white majolica tin glazes were decorated in blue (Cobalt), yellow (Antimony), red (Iron), green (Copper), and purple (Manganese).

Bust of a woman
MFA# 54.146

Synonyms and Related Terms

maiolica

Resources and Citations

  • The Bullfinch Guide to Art History, Shearer West (ed.), Bullfinch Press, Boston, 1996