Skip to main content

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

An image of Candlestick

Candlestick

Maker(s)

Factory: Metal Pot Factory
Proprietor: Eenhoorn, Lambertus van

John Bull and Bonaparte jug

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery (Possibly)

An image of Dish

Dish

Maker(s)

Painter: Sforza di Marcantonio
Printmaker: Veneziano, Agostino
Printmaker: Dente, Marco (Marco da Ravenna)

An image of Scent bottle

Scent bottle

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

Pharmacy jar

Maker(s)

Potter: Maestro Mariotto da Gubbio

An image of Bowl

Bowl

Maker(s)

Workshop: Maestro Giorgio Andreoli

An image of Pilgrim bottle

Pilgrim bottle

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Lower Arno area pottery
Production: Unidentified Pontorme pottery (Possibly)
Production: Unidentified Pisan pottery (Possibly)

An image of Floor tile

Floor tile

Maker(s)

Maker: Antonio dei Fedeli (Probably)

An image of Two-handled jar

Two-handled jar

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (District of)

Border tile from the Palazzo Petrucci

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Lower half of a square tile from the Palazzo Petrucci

Maker(s)

Maker: Unidentified Siena pottery

Two-handled jar

Maker(s)

Maker: Sartori, Lorenzo di Piero di Lorenzo (Possibly)

An image of Bowl

Bowl

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Possibly)

An image of Basin

Basin

Maker(s)

Maker: Unidentified Deruta pottery

An image of Dish

Christ washing the Disciples' Feet

Maker(s)

Painter: 'Assumption Painter' (Attributed to)
Artist: Dürer, Albrecht (After)

An image of Bowl

The Deaths of Pyramus and Thisbe

Maker(s)

Painter: Avelli, Francesco Xanto (Probably)
Printmaker: Caraglio, Giovanni Giacomo (After)
Printmaker: Dente, Marco (Marco da Ravenna) (After)
Printmaker: Veneziano, Agostino (After)

An image of Pilgrim bottle

Pilgrim bottle

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Tuscan pottery

An image of Salt

Salt

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

An image of Bowl

Bowl

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Dish

The Entombment of Christ

Maker(s)

Painter: Rombaldoni, Ippolito

An image of Inkstand

Inkstand with River God

Maker(s)

Workshop: Patanazzi family (Probably)

An image of Plate

Plate

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Venetian pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Unidentified Paduan pottery (Possibly)

An image of Plate

Plate

Maker(s)

Painter: Master of the Speckled Birds (Probably)

An image of Dish

Lot and his Daughters

Maker(s)

Factory: Copeland
Engraver: Frey, Jacob (After)
Production: Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (After)

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2026) "Terminology definition for: earthenware" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-42861 Accessed: 2026-02-24 14:37:54

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-42861|title=Terminology definition for: earthenware|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2026-02-24 14:37:54|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/terminology/term-42861

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo