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The Faïencerie de Gien is a
faience
Faience or faïence (; ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip of a lead glaze, was a major ad ...
(or earthenware) factory in
Gien
Gien () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Gien is on the river Loire, from Orléans. Gien station has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris. The town was bought for the royal domain by Philip II of Franc ...
, France.
[Pascale Nourisson, ''Une aventure industrielle. La manufacture de Briare (1837-1962)'', Rennes: Editions Alan Sutton, 2001, p. 18] It was founded in 1821 by Thomas Edme Hulm.
References
External links
Official website
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Ceramics manufacturers of France
1821 establishments in France
Companies based in Centre-Val de Loire
Faience of France