Grazia Deruta is
pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. The place where such wares are made by a ''potter'' is al ...
producer in
Deruta
Deruta is a hill town and ''comune'' in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region of central Italy. Long known as a center of refined maiolica manufacture, Deruta remains known for its ceramics, which are exported worldwide. It is one of ( ...
,
Italy
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, the family business with the tradition from 1500.
In the factory building is the Grazia Museum founded in 2001 and presenting 690 ceramic works, the ancient origins and the development of the Grazia factory.
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List of oldest companies
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Ceramics manufacturers of Italy
Companies established in the 15th century
15th-century establishments in Italy
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