Faience

Faience is a term used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Library of Congress. It sits within the wider heading of Pottery. Beneath it stand narrower headings including Delftware. The name also appears as Fayence.

Also recorded as Fayence.

Overview

What the sources state

• Placed within: Pottery (Library of Congress Subject Headings: Faience (sh85046877))

• Includes: Delftware (Library of Congress Subject Headings: Faience (sh85046877))

Sources

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Library record · Institutional or primary · Library of Congress
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Faience (sh85046877)
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