In 16th-century Florence the powerful Medici family mixed sand, glass, powdered rock crystal and other ingredients in an attempt to recreate the Chinese porcelain of the Ming dynasty Wanli reign, with its blue decoration on a white ground.
十六世紀翡冷翠知名的麥第奇家族也曾經揉合砂石、玻璃、石英等原料，試圖仿造中國白地藍花的萬曆青花瓷器。