Abstract
The Portuguese settled in Macau in 1557 creating a profitable commercial centre and gaining access to Chinese products. The Portuguese faience discussed in this paper was found during the excavations of São Paulo church and Fortaleza Nossa Senhora do Monte. Both sites were rich in 18th and 19th century contexts and
16th and 17th century objects are rare, though a few objects were found. The close proximity to the porcelain kilns and the amount of chinaware available made Portuguese faience a dispensable commodity and in fact just a few fragments were found associated to both these collections.
16th and 17th century objects are rare, though a few objects were found. The close proximity to the porcelain kilns and the amount of chinaware available made Portuguese faience a dispensable commodity and in fact just a few fragments were found associated to both these collections.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the First International Conference of Portuguese Faience (16th-19th Centuries) |
| Editors | Rosa Varela Gomes, Tânia Manuel Casimiro, Mário Varela Gomes |
| Place of Publication | Lisboa |
| Publisher | Intituto de Arqueologia e Paleociências da Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Pages | 385-387 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-84-7956-158-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |