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Ceramica de Coimbra (Ceramics of Coimbra)

Coimbra · Portugal

Hand-painted Coimbra ceramics

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What Ceramica de Coimbra (Ceramics of Coimbra) is known for

Ceramica de Coimbra hand-paints faience in the blue-and-white and polychrome patterns the city has produced since the 17th century, reviving convent and Rococo motifs. Its workshop makes plates, tiles, and figures decorated in the historic Coimbra style.