sentences:  They include examples of what is known as the "archaic" Caldas ceramics from the 17th and 18th century and the first half of the 20th century.The anthropomorphic household items of the potter, Maria dos Cacos (died 1853) are particularly noteworthy, as is the work of Manuel Mafra (1829–1905), the ceramicist who enjoyed the patronage of the royal consort, Ferdinand of Coburg.The pieces by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro are one of the most representative groups of the work of the grand master of Caldas ceramics and bear witness to the productivity of the Caldas da Rainha Faience Factory between 1884 and 1905.