Italian family of potters of Croatian origin. The name Fattorini was used only after 1516. The name Schiavon was the nickname for Filippo Rimiteri (b Zagreb, 1403; d ?Montelupo), who left Croatia to become a potter in Italy. His sons Stefano and Piero (d Cafaggiolo, c. 1507) made maiolica pitchers but moved to the Medici villa in Cafaggiolo near Florence where they established the CAFAGGIOLO CERAMIC FACTORY in 1498. The family were in charge of this highly successful workshop for over 100 years. Stefano had several sons including Jacopo (b Cafaggiolo, c. 1490; d Cafaggiolo, after 1576), who was in charge of the factory from 1568 and who worked with his brothers Domenico, Michele, Alessandro, Matteo and Giovanni. Works by Jacopo include several fine istoriato (narrative) dishes and a roundel depicting Judith and her Maidservant (London, V&A). Works by the family are signed with an SP monogram.
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