Orvieto ware
Orvieto ware is tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) originally manufactured at Orvieto, Italy, where it was produced from the 13th century.[1]
Orvieto ware is mostly of green or manganese purple color[1] or brown[2] (similar to their faience (Paterna ware) templates from Paterna, Spain), but also blue or yellow.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It mixed Gothic and Middle East style elements, and often comes in the form of a jug with a large lip,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". as well as bowls. Decorative elements include animals and birds, as well as leaves and geometric patterns.[2]
The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Orvieto held a collection of medieval examples.[3]
A potter from Orvieto was documented in 1211, and the town had a potters' guild in 1250.[1]
References
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- ↑ a b c M. L. Solon (1909). The Ceramic Art of Orvieto during the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries. The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, 16 (79): 10–13, 16–17 Template:Jstor
- ↑ a b David M. Whitehouse (1978). The Origins of Italian Maiolica. Archaeology 31 (2): 42–49 Template:Jstor
- ↑ David Whitehouse (1976). Ceramica Laziale. Papers of the British School at Rome 44: 157–170 Template:Jstor
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