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Stoneware

Scope note

A type of pottery midway between earthenware and porcelain being made of clay and a fusible stone. It is fired to a point where partial vitrification renders it impervious to liquids, but, unlike porcelain, it is very seldom more than faintly translucent. The vitrification makes it unnecessary to add a glaze, but for reasons of utility and appearance decorative glazes are sometimes used, such as salt glaze and lead glaze. ILDC89

This term has 2,824 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object category
Material
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300010672

Broader Terms used

<pottery (object genre)>

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

Bottle

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Vase

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Fragment

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A Devil

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Incense burner

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Fragment

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Fragment

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Fragment

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