Florence
Of the early maiolica made here little is known, but fayence of the 18th century is occasionally met with, marked with the letter F or Fl.
Padua
In a street which still retains the name of Boccaleri (makers of vases) were discovered traces of ancient potters’ kilns, and some triangular wall tiles, of blue and white maiolica alternately, of the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century. Among these was a plaque, 20 in. in diameter, of the Virgin and Child between two saints, surrounded by angels. The subject is taken from a cartoon by Nicolo Pizzolo, a painter of Padua and a pupil of Squarcione; on the summit of the throne is written Nicoleti, the name he usually adopted. The plaque is now preserved in the Museum of that city.
Fig. 28, a plate, painted on grey ground, is inscribed on the reverse with the name of the place and the date 1548.