What’s Italian for Ceramics? Hamish Bowles Makes the Discovery Inline

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    Colorful ceramic roundels decorate the architecture in the hilltop town of Deruta in Perugia, home to a centuries-old majolica trade.

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    A display plate depicting a cavalryman, mid-16th century.

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    A small plate depicting a female profile, second half of the 16th century.

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    A banquet plate depicting the rescue of Andromeda, second half of the 16th century.

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    A plaque featuring the Madonna and child and a young married couple, 1543.

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    A modern rendition of majolica by ceramist Patrick Chiucchiù Batocchi Franca, 2015.

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    A display plate, first half of the 17th century.

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    A display plate, first half of the 16th century.

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    A display plate with the bust of the Bella Donna, first half of the 16th century.

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    A display plate depicting a female bust, 18th century.