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.^{[citation needed]} It mixed Gothic and Middle East style elements, and often comes in the form of a jug with a large lip,^{[citation needed]} 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

^ ^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 JSTOR 858137
^ ^a ^b David M. Whitehouse (1978). The Origins of Italian Maiolica. Archaeology 31 (2): 42–49 JSTOR 41726560
^ David Whitehouse (1976). Ceramica Laziale. Papers of the British School at Rome 44: 157–170 JSTOR 40310740

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[Solon-1] 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 JSTOR 858137

[Whitehouse-2] David M. Whitehouse (1978). The Origins of Italian Maiolica. Archaeology 31 (2): 42–49 JSTOR 41726560

[3] David Whitehouse (1976). Ceramica Laziale. Papers of the British School at Rome 44: 157–170 JSTOR 40310740

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