The Many Moods of Majolica
ew types of ceramics have managed to elicit as much enthusiasm and produce as much confusion as majolica—the colorful, Victorian-era pottery which continues to brighten homes today. But to better understand what makes majolica special, one must first differentiate it from another type of pottery that bears the same name, , and the distinctions between the two are much more than a matter of semantics. The older of the two varieties, maiolica dates back to the fourteenth century,
