Definition of "maiolica" [maiolica]

• Alternative spelling of majolica. (style of Italian glazed earthenware, coated with enamel) (proper-noun)

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• "For all the images of beautiful women, in paintings and on the tin-glazed pottery called maiolica, the bella donna remained property."
• "The lavish wedding celebrations of the period were marked by extravagant gifts, such as maiolica decorated with narratives or portraits; rare Venetian glassware; rings (including one of the earliest known diamond wedding rings) and other jewelry; delicate gilded boxes; and vividly painted cassoni, or bridal chests, which would be filled with costly linens and clothing."
• "More fluxes are added to maiolica colorants than to underglaze colorants and the lower the viscosity of the colors and the glaze is, the more the decoration will run and the contours of the decoration will be blurred."