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Definition of Faiences

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 Faiences 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"...
- des faïences patriotiques sous la révolution, 1875 (3rd edn), E. Dentu, Paris, fully online (in French) Reginster-Le Clanche, Françoise, Faïences de Nevers...
- "Recherches sur les faïences Creil & Montereau: un travail permanent" In the census of 1866 the po****tion of Creil was 4539; (in French) Les faïences de Creil &...
- Herrebøe faience factory (Herrebøefabrikken) was a faience manufacture located in Idd, (now Halden), Norway. Herrebøe was founded in 1759 by Peter Hofnagel...
- Luneville Faience is one of the most famous French pottery manufacturers. It has been located in Lunéville, Lorraine, France since 1730. Jacques Chambrette...
- "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...
- La faïence et la porcelaine de M****ille. Paris et M****ille: Lucien Laveur et Alex Jouvène. p. 534. Davillier, Charles (1863). Histoire des faïences et...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aprey faience. Demmin, Auguste (1873). Guide de l'amateur de faiences et porcelaines (in French). Vol. 2. Librarie...