In the 16th century potters from the Faenza area of Italy migrated to Spain, Holland and France, and from then on this type of ware came to be known as faience (from Faenza).
到了十六世紀，義大利費恩斯地方的陶工，分別在西班牙、法國、荷蘭定居，此後這類的陶瓷就叫「費恩斯」。