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Earthenware

This term has 4,024 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object category
Material
Technique
Unit

Getty AAT term number

3000140803

Broader Terms used

<pottery (object genre)>

Narrower Terms used

barbotine
creamware
Delftware
drabware
faïence
lusterware
maiolica
majolica
marbled ware
pearlware
redware
tin-glazed earthenware
white earthenware
yellowware

Term used for

earthenare

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Madonna dei Bagni

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Fragments

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

An image of Two-handled vase

Two-handled vase

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Fragments

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Deruta pottery (Probably)
Production: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Perhaps)

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Fragment

Maker(s)

Unknown

Fragment

Maker(s)

Unknown

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Deruta pottery (Probably)

Fragments

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Fragment

Maker(s)

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

Fragment

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)
Production: Unidentified Lazio pottery (Perhaps)

Wemyss Ware sampler mug

Maker(s)

Pottery: Robert Heron & Son

Pharmacy jar

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

An image of Jug

Jug

Maker(s)

Factory: S. Moore & Co
Wear Pottery (Alternative name)
Moore's Pottery (Alternative name)

Luxor jug

Maker(s)

Pottery: Howard Pottery Co.

Fragment

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Fragment

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Dish

Dish

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Manises pottery

Fragment

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2026) "Terminology definition for: earthenware" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-42861 Accessed: 2026-02-15 01:34:57

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-42861|title=Terminology definition for: earthenware|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2026-02-15 01:34:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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