And what kind of crockery were Europeans in the habit of using? Mr. H.W. Koster, president of the Royal Delft pottery company, says that from the second half of the 16th century and on into the 17th century, the crockery made in Holland and other European countries was majolica, an earthenware made by a technique which originated in Italy.
荷蘭德爾福特皇家陶瓷公司總裁寇斯特表示，十六世紀下半葉到十七世紀，荷蘭人和其他西歐國家所製造的陶器，在技術上承襲義大利棕黃胎身、外上透明鉛釉以防水的「馬約里卡」陶器。