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Tin-glaze

Scope note

Opaque glaze containing an oxide of tin or tin ashes.

This term has 1,953 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Technique

Getty AAT term number

3000233436

Narrower Terms used

berettino

Term used for

glaze, tin
tin glaze

Equivalent Terms used

tin glazes

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Plate

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Jug

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Unidentified Lazio pottery (Possibly)

Jug

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Possibly)
Production: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)

Dish

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Dish

Maker(s)

Maker: Unidentified Deruta pottery (Perhaps)
Maker: Unidentfied Orvieto pottery (Perhaps)

Jug

Maker(s)

Maker: Unidentified

Jug

Maker(s)

Maker: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)

St Francis

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown (Perhaps)

Inkstand

Maker(s)

Workshop: Patanazzi family (Probably)

The Death of Aeschylus

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

Dish

Maker(s)

Workshop: Unknown (Probably)

The Temptation

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)
Woodcutter: Salomon, Bernard (After)

Jar

Maker(s)

Workshop: Domenego da Venezia

Plate

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

Erato

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Perhaps)

Plate

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

Pharmacy jar

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

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