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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

Vase

Maker(s)

Painter: Grue, Nicolò Tommaso (Attributed to)

Pharmacy jar

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Uncertain)

Dish

Maker(s)

Pottery: Temple Back Pottery (Probably)
Proprietor of pottery: Cantle, Thomas

Wall sconce

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Nevers pottery (Probably)

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Wincanton Pottery

Saucer

Maker(s)

Factory: Ferniani Factory

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)

Pharmacy jar

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Deruta pottery (Probably)

Fragment

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Fragment of a bowl centre

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Bowl

Maker(s)

Potter: Caiger-Smith, Alan

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Dish

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Bowl

Maker(s)

Potter: Caiger-Smith, Alan

Dish

Maker(s)

Maker: Mengaroni, Ferruccio (Uncertain)
Maker: Patrignani, Giulio (Uncertain)

Punch bowl

Maker(s)

Factory: Folco factory (Possibly)
Factory: Levantino factory (Possibly)

Plate

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Pharmacy jar

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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