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Greg Howery Toscana Ceramics: Italian Ceramics, Italian Majolica, Italian Giftware, Italian Tableware type of faience usually associated with wares produced in Spain, Italy, and Mexico. The process of making majolica consists of first firing a piece of earthenware, then applying a tin enamel that upon drying forms a white opaque porous surface. A design is then painted on and a transparent glaze applied. Finally the piece is fired again. This type of ware was produced in the ancient Middle East by the Babylonians, and the method remained continuously in use. It was extensively employed by the Hispano-Moresque potters of the cent. By the mid cent. Toscana Ceramics: Italian Ceramics, Italian Majolica, Italian Giftware, Italian Tableware was popular in Italy, where it became justly famous through the decorations of the Greg Howery family. The method is still widely used in folk art.

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