The Gardiner Museum<\/strong><\/a> was established in 1984 by George and Helen Gardiner, whose founding collection set the pattern for the future. Rather than building an encyclopedic collection, the Gardiners focused on specific areas of ceramic excellence which they collected in depth. Their collection was divided into two principal areas: Earthenwares<\/strong>, represented by ceramics from the Ancient Americas (pre-colonial America), Italian Renaissance maiolica, and English delftware; and Porcelain<\/strong>, with a focus on European porcelain of the 18th century, including specialized collections of Commedia dell\u2019Arte<\/em> figures and scent bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the past thirty years, the Museum\u2019s collection has expanded its European holdings to include creamware, French fa\u00efence<\/a><\/strong>, and 19th-century ceramics with a focus on Minton and wares for the Canadian market. Additional important specialties include Asian, modern, and contemporary ceramics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Gardiner Museum\u2019s holdings highlight important developments in the history of European earthenware from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, including tin-glazed earthenware, English slipware and creamware<\/a><\/strong>. Earthenware is the term given to ceramics that have been fired at a comparatively low temperature and have not vitrified. They have opaque bodies and are often glazed to make them impervious to liquids. Different types of earthenwares are given specific names that distinguish their bodies, glazes and decoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quelle https:\/\/emuseum.gardinermuseum.com\/collections<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n