Ref.: Mario Roque, Lisbon at the forefront of the chinoiserie Portuguese faience in the 17th Century: "At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Portugal witnessed an exceptional increase in ceramic production, both faience and tiles, especially in Lisbon, losing some of its erudite features and technical quality of the previous century (notably in the tile production), but accentuating a more Portuguese and naive expression which contributed to the charm of these creations. (...)"