Some of the ware made here is stamped Ginori; others bear some one of the following three marks.
Doccia marks.
Venice—Hard and Soft Paste.—Pottery had been made at Venice from an early day, at least as far back as 1515. But, after the production of true porcelain at Dresden, it seems that a rich merchant of Venice, named Vezzi, in company with some others, engaged in the production of porcelain there, getting his clay from Saxony. Various articles were made, and their production probably continued till about 1740. But it was not a success, owing, besides other causes, to the fact that the clay had to be transported so far. It could not, of course, compete with the works at Dresden. Some few examples of this exist, but very few.
The mark of Vezzi’s factory was the letters, painted or stamped, Vena, a contraction for Venezia.
Later, about 1753, a German named Hewelcke made some attempts at Venice, with no practical result.
Cozzi’s productions were of more importance.