Definition of Faience. Meaning of Faience. Synonyms of Faience

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Definition of Faience

Faience
Faience Fa`["i]*ence", n. [F., fr. Faenza, a town in Italy, the original place of manufacture.] Glazed earthenware; esp., that which is decorated in color.

Meaning of Faience from wikipedia

- Faience or faïence (/faɪˈɑːns, feɪˈ-, -ˈɒ̃s/; French: [fajɑ̃s] ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white...
- Egyptian faience is a sintered-quartz ceramic material from Ancient Egypt. The sintering process "covered [the material] with a true vitreous coating"...
- Herrebøe faience factory (Herrebøefabrikken) was a faience manufacture located in Idd, (now Halden), Norway. Herrebøe was founded in 1759 by Peter Hofnagel...
- "William", also known as "William the Hippo", is an Egyptian faience hippopotamus statuette from the Middle Kingdom, now in the collection of the Metropolitan...
- Quimper faience (French: la faïence de Quimper) is produced in a factory near Quimper, in Brittany, France. Faience operations were started by Jean-Baptiste...
- Öttingen–Schrattenhofen faience refers to a special type of tin-glazed faience from Bavaria, Germany, in Rococo style. It was po****r during the 18th and...
- California Faience was a pottery studio in Berkeley, California, in existence from 1915 to 1959. The pottery produced tiles, decorative vases, bowls,...
- earthenware or "faience" all began using in-glaze or underglaze painting, with overglaze enamels only developing in the 18th century. In French faience, the in-glaze...
- centre for the production of faience or tin-glazed earthenware pottery, since at least the 1540s. Unlike Nevers faience, where the earliest potters were...
- Luneville Faience is one of the most famous French pottery manufacturers. It has been located in Lunéville, Lorraine, France since 1730. Jacques Chambrette...