Majolica Wheel

Deruta, 1520. You are the apprentice in a majolica bottega. Patrons' letters arrive with commissions: throw each vessel on the kick-wheel against an inked profile, paint its pounced Deruta pattern in cobalt and copper while the wheel idles, then hold the kiln door and pull the pot the moment the glaze turns to glass. Thin walls fire fast and crack sooner. Sixteen letters from four patrons, six vessel families, ten patterns, handles, deadlines and a matched pair to finish; your shelf fills as they write back.