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Glaze

Scope note

Thin, usually glossy surface coating.

This term has 3,206 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300015091

Narrower Terms used

ceramic glaze
glair
oil glazes

Equivalent Terms used

glazes

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Bowl

Maker(s)

Potter: Welch, Robin

Bowl

Maker(s)

Potter: Yasuda, Takeshi

Bowl

Maker(s)

Potter: Yeap, Poh Chap

Beaker

Maker(s)

Potter: Tustin, Sidney

Platter

Maker(s)

Potter: Wood, Nigel

Bottle

Maker(s)

Potter: Rie, Lucie

Vase

Maker(s)

Potter: Hamada, Shoji

Bowl

Maker(s)

Potter: Kita, Kazuaki

Bowl

Maker(s)

Potter: Kita, Kazuaki

Sherds

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Sherds

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Sherds

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Vase

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Mortuary horse

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Sherds

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Platter

Maker(s)

Potter: Welch, Robin

Sake bottle

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Perhaps)

Bowl

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Fragment of a dish

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Perhaps)

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