John Hesselberth on thu 13 aug 98
I'm confused with the way ClayArters are using these words. Hamer and
Hamer in the Potter's Dictionary say they are very different things.
Among other things they say:
Maiolica is decorated tin-glazed earthenware. Traditionally a lead-based
glaze is used; now the glaze is often leadless. The method has many
variations; however its essential element is that coloring oxides are
used to stain a glaze made white by tin oxide.
Majolica is a late 19th century English ware with shiny colorful glazes.
The body was cane clay which fired to a light straw color. Not to be
confused with tin-glazed maiolica. The ware is richly modelled to
provide many highlights which showed the shiny glazes to advantage with
many pockets to collect the glazes.
Is this the way we are using these terms are has, in fact, majolica (per
above) disappeared and the terms maiolica and majolica are being used
interchangeably??
John Hesselberth
Frog Pond Pottery
Pocopson, PA 19366 USA
EMail: john@frogpondpottery.com
visit my web site at http://www.frogpondpottery.com
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