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Morning!

The 'glassware' thread inspired me. I'm looking for dealers who might sell something close to proper late 1500's western euro majolica. Froogling the term 'majolica' doesn't seem to help.

One step closer to a Complete Proper Spanish kit. Gracias!

Alejandro

HE has them.

Look under the dinner ware or kitchen links.

Course now that I looked they no longer show them.

Flaming Gargoyle Pottery
Hudson Claypotter
Majenta Nicholls Pottery Studio
Mary's Maiolica Arts
Matilda Hanscombe (no website, her contact info's here)
Medieval Design
Trinity Court Potteries
White Swan Illuminations (no website, her contact info's here)

This kind of stuff?

http://www.prevailingwinds.com/home.php

http://tierrafinasc.com/

Some really modern stuff, Talavera, etc. The Grenada collection, though not majollica work, seems interesting.

Thought I'd putter around online and come up with some examples of 16th century Spanish ceramics, since it appears that there are distinct regional styles which differ from the Italian styles. (If you cannot find something "close enough" from the stock of one of the retailers linked above, consider contacting one of them about custom work; Matilda Hanscombe, Mary of [url=http://www.marysmaiolicaarts.com[/url]Mary's Maiolica Arts[/url], or Trinity Court might be able to work with you on a custom piece.)



Examples at the Fundación Lázaro Galdiano:

Pharmacy jars, compare to the Italian albarello:
From Aragon - www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=3194
From Talavera de la Reina - http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=3972 and http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=3971 and http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=7893
From eastern Spain - http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=126
From Valencia - http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=123 and http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=3900 and http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=5313 (compare to the Florentine maiolica of the second quarter of the 15th century; see also the Corridor de Valence at the Louvre; and just 'cos I think it's an interesting comparison, see http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=122 and http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=127 even though they're 15th century)

Some crocks from Talavera de la Reina, made in the last third of the 16th century:
http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=5234
http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=5235

Gilt ceramic dishes from Valencia:
http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=119
http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=121
http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=8084


The Museu de Ceràmica displays a lot of fine examples on their website; they've got a few photos of their collections from Valencia, but there's interesting-looking stuff in the other galleries too.


And one last useful link (for now), which you've probably already seen: The Majolica Method in Spain.

We should turn Karen's name into a verb for searching for nifty-keen medieval stuff. Like googling.

Larsdattering?

I am already Queen of All the Intarnets, doncha know. I am sharing the wealth of the many domains within my realm.

Aha -- figured out how to get to the "Corridor de Valence" at the Louvre!

Go to http://cartelen.louvre.fr
On the top bar, click on By department
From the menu at left, select Objets d'art
From the menu at right, select Moyen-Age
The "room" you will want is room 5/11 (use the "next room" buttons to get there).

There are 51 photos of 15th & 16th century Valencian ceramics there.

Also for comparison, the Florida Museum of Natural History has an online database for recovered archeological samples. If you search the ceramic category "Majolica" with the ending date range of "1600" you get 93 specimens.

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/histarch/galle ... h_proc.asp

The refurbished house of Diego Colombus (Dominican Republic) also holds a few 16th century examples in the kitchen.

http://rsta.pucmm.edu.do/ciudad/alcazar ... cocina.htm

Trinity Court are excellent, they make the stuff they sell, their stuff is in museums and is sought after in the UK reenactment circuit.