Meanings
plural maiolicas
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of majolica.
The word Majolica, or Maiolica […] was applied to all Stanniferous faience of Italy and Spain.
1907, Edwin Atlee Barber, Tin enamelled Pottery Maiolica, Delft and other Stanniferous Faience, Doubleday, Page & Company New York, page 61 more example
Minton did not use the word maiolica themselves, relying instead on the Victorian version, majolica, which they used to mean wares of Renaissance inspiration, featuring hand painting on an opaque white glaze.
1999, Paul Atterbury and Maureen Batkin, Dictionary of Minton, ACC Art Books (2nd Revised edition 1 Jan. 1999), page 124
Synonyms & antonyms
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