majolica

noun

Italian tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance period and in the broad sense also other types of coloured glazed pottery

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə/ / /maɪˈɒlɪkə/

noun

Etymology: From Italian maiolica, named after the Island of Mallorca (formerly known as Maiòlica), which was once a commerce center for work produced in Valencia, Spain. Doublet of Mallorca and Majorca.

Earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body, a process invented in Victorian England.
“The Italian Vase [top, left, p.8] is Majolica, […] The Ewer [bottom, middle, p.8] is a Palissy vase.”
“Majolica was produced for the first time by Messrs. Minton, in 1850, and they have been for many years the only producers of this article. The name of majolica is now applied indiscriminately to all fancy articles of coloured pottery. When, however, it is decorated by means of coloured glazes, if these are transparent, it ought to be called Palissy ware […].”
Earthenware coated with opaque white tin-glaze, decorated with coloured metal oxide enamel, first created in Renaissance Europe.
“The Italian pottery, generally known under the names of Majolica, Raffaelle ware, and sometimes by the term of "Umbrian ware," through the production of the fifteenth century […].”
“Enamel - A vitrifiable substance; opaque, generally Stanniferous majolica […]”