faience
noun
fa·ience
fā-ˈän(t)s 
fī-,
-ˈäⁿs
variants
or faïence
: earthenware decorated with opaque colored glazes
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Learn About Ceramics in Faenza In the 15th and 16th centuries, the small city of Faenza became famous all over Europe for the production of majolica—so much so that the word faience derives from the name of this city.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
Some of the dome clocks were made using a technique called Longwy enamel (named for the town in France where the technique originated) on faience (a type of ceramic), which involves applying a thick glaze that is then carved in relief.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2023
Rounding out this month’s items are a fine-quality silver spoon, a spelter sculpture and a faience bowl, all from France.
—Jerry L. Dobesh | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2023
Your plates are hand-decorated Quimper faience pottery, made by the Dumaine-Tanquere-Henriot Factory in Brittany, France, and are likely saucers for tea or coffee cups.
—oregonlive, 2 July 2022
Many were made of gold, while some were made of semiprecious stones, fired clay, or faience.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023
One such top made of ivory, ebony, and faience was found in the tomb of the infamous young pharaoh Tutankhamun, aka King Tut.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2023
There are dishes fired in a faience factory in Gien, France, and spiral goblets and flutes hand-blown in Italy.
—Marni Elyse Katz, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2022
The highlight is a steatite and faience (types of scarabs) necklace estimated at $650,000.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
Some of the dome clocks were made using a technique called Longwy enamel (named for the town in France where the technique originated) on faience (a type of ceramic), which involves applying a thick glaze that is then carved in relief.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2023
Rounding out this month’s items are a fine-quality silver spoon, a spelter sculpture and a faience bowl, all from France.
—Jerry L. Dobesh | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2023
Your plates are hand-decorated Quimper faience pottery, made by the Dumaine-Tanquere-Henriot Factory in Brittany, France, and are likely saucers for tea or coffee cups.
—oregonlive, 2 July 2022
Many were made of gold, while some were made of semiprecious stones, fired clay, or faience.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023
One such top made of ivory, ebony, and faience was found in the tomb of the infamous young pharaoh Tutankhamun, aka King Tut.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2023
There are dishes fired in a faience factory in Gien, France, and spiral goblets and flutes hand-blown in Italy.
—Marni Elyse Katz, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2022
The highlight is a steatite and faience (types of scarabs) necklace estimated at $650,000.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
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“Faience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faience. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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