Saint-Porchaire faïence

noun

¦saⁿˌpȯr¦sha(a)(ə)r-

: a ware of pale buff clay inlaid with elaborate patterns in a darker color made at St.-Porchaire, France in the 16th century

called also Henri Deux faïence, faïence d'Oiron

Word History

Etymology

from St.-Porchaire, town in western France

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