‖ bottega
(botˈtega)
[It. bottega small shop, studio, f. L. apothēca: see apothec.]
An artist's workshop or studio, esp. in Italy.
| 1900 F. Litchfield Pott. & Porc. vii. 198 The group of ateliers or bottegas in..Italy..where work of this kind was carried on by individual artist potters, and their assistants or pupils. 1934 Burlington Mag. July 30/1 A frieze of blue terra-cotta from the bottega of Andrea della Robbia. |