Orvieto ware is

tin-glazed Tin-glazing is the process of giving tin-glazed pottery items a ceramic glaze that is white, glossy and opaque, which is normally applied to red or buff earthenware. Tin-glaze is plain lead glaze with a small amount of tin oxide added.Caiger-Smith, ...

earthenware Earthenware is glazed or unglazed nonvitreous pottery that has normally been fired below . Basic earthenware, often called terracotta, absorbs liquids such as water. However, earthenware can be made impervious to liquids by coating it with a ce ...

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maiolica Maiolica is tin-glazed pottery decorated in colours on a white background. Italian maiolica dating from the Renaissance period is the most renowned. When depicting historical and mythical scenes, these works were known as ''istoriato'' wares ( ...

) originally manufactured at

Orvieto Orvieto () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are compl ...

, Italy, where it was produced from the 13th century.M. L. Solon (1909). The Ceramic Art of Orvieto during the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries. ''

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'', 16 (79): 10–13, 16–17 Orvieto ware is mostly of green or manganese purple color or brown (similar to their

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 ...

( Paterna ware) templates from

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, Spain), but also blue or yellow. It mixed

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style elements, and often comes in the form of a

jug A jug is a type of container commonly used to hold liquids. It has an opening, sometimes narrow, from which to pour or drink, and has a handle, and often a pouring lip. Jugs throughout history have been made of metal, and ceramic, or glass, and ...

with a large lip, as well as bowls. Decorative elements include animals and birds, as well as leaves and geometric patterns.David M. Whitehouse (1978). The Origins of Italian Maiolica. ''

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'' 31 (2): 42–49 The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Orvieto held a collection of medieval examples.David Whitehouse (1976). Ceramica Laziale. ''

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'' 44: 157–170 A potter from Orvieto was documented in 1211, and the town had a potters' guild in 1250.

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