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Modern bowl in a traditional pattern, made in Faenza, Italy, which gave its name to the type Sophisticated Rococo Niderviller faience, by a French factory that also made porcelain, 1760–65. Faience or faïence (/ f aɪ ˈ ɑː n s, f eɪ ˈ-,-ˈ ɒ̃ s /; French: ⓘ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery.
Egyptian faience ushabti of Lady Sati. New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, reign of Amenhotep III, c. 1390–1352 BC. Possibly from Saqqara. Tile frieze with lotus and grapes. Egyptian faience is a sintered-quartz ceramic material from Ancient Egypt.
All ancient Greek and ancient Roman pottery is earthenware, as is the Hispano-Moresque ware of the late Middle Ages, which developed into tin-glazed pottery or faience traditions in several parts of Europe, mostly notably the painted maiolica of the Italian Renaissance, and Dutch Delftware.
Maiolica charger from Faenza, after which faience is named, c. 1555; diameter 43 cm, tin-glazed earthenware Tin-glazed (majolica/maiolica) plate from Faenza, Italy. Tin-glazed pottery is earthenware covered in lead glaze with added tin oxide [1] which is white, shiny and opaque (see tin-glazing for the chemistry); usually this provides a background for brightly painted decoration.
In the 18th century overglaze enamels began to be used in the same way as on porcelain; this technique is often called petit feu in English when talking about faience (the Italian name is piccolo fuoco). A much wider range of colours was possible, but after the fired and glazed wares were painted a third firing was required, at a lower ...
The decoration of the best Rouen faience was very well-executed, with intricate designs in several styles, typically centred on ornament, with relatively small figures, if any. By the end of the 18th century production was greatly reduced, mainly because of competition from cheaper and better English creamware.
Fifteen or twenty years ago an attempt was made in France to copy Chinese porcelain: the first attempts made in Rouen were quite successful, ... these faience objects from new factories are not ranked as French faience – this is the genuine porcelain invented by the French during the last few years and manufactured successively in Rouen ...
His son began in 1722 by trading faience in Lunéville. He built his own factory there in 1730, just before he obtained the royal permission. He formulated a new type of earthenware called "terre de Lorraine" in 1748 based on the study of English potteries.