View all examples of FAENZA WHITE
| Type Name: | FAENZA WHITE |
| Type Index: | MAJOLICA |
| Production Origin: | ITALY |
| Date Range: | 1550-1600 |
| Defining Attributes: |
Light cream-colored coarse paste, vessel walls are thin and light. White background enamel is smooth, thick, even, and lustrous. Little to no crazing, pinholing, scarring, or other imperfections are evident. |
| Vessel Forms: |
BOWL BRIMMED PLATO PLATO PORRINGER |
| Comments: | Faenza White was produced in Europe from about 1550 to 1650 but its date range in the New World is about 1550 to 1600. |
| Published Definitions: | Lister and Lister 1982: 77, Deagan 2002: 71 |