On-glaze decoration — On glaze is a method of decorating ceramic articles, where the decoration is applied after it has been glazed. When the ware is fired, or re fired in the case of twice fired ware, the colours fuse into the glaze and so the decoration becomes… … Wikipedia
Glaze defects — are any flaws in the surface quality of a ceramic glaze, its physical structure, or its interaction with the clay body.Clay body/glaze interaction problemsMany Glaze defects are the result of a problem in the way that the clay and glaze interact … Wikipedia
Glaze — or glazing is a thin shiny coating, or the act of applying the coating; it may refer to: In materials or engineering:* Architectural glass, a building material typically used as transparent glazing material in the building envelope * Ceramic… … Wikipedia
Ceramic glaze — Composite body, painted, and glazed bottle. Dated 16th century. From Iran. New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Glaze is a layer or coating of a vitreous substance which has been fired to fuse to a ceramic object to color, decorate, strengthen or … Wikipedia
Salt glaze pottery — Pottery referred to as salt glazed or salted is created by adding common salt, sodium chloride, into the chamber of a hot kiln. Sodium acts as a flux and reacts with the silica in the clay body. A typical salt glaze piece has a glassine finish,… … Wikipedia
un|der|glaze — «UHN duhr GLAYZ», adjective, noun. –adj. of or designating a decoration, color, or the like, put a ceramic object, such as a piece of majolica, stoneware or china, before a more or less transparent glaze is applied. –n. an underglaze color or… … Useful english dictionary
Imperial roof decoration — Chinese imperial roof decoration or roof charms or roof figures (檐獸 / 檐兽; Pinyin: yán shòu) or (走獸 / 走兽; Pinyin: zǒu shòu) or (蹲獸 / 蹲兽; Pinyin: Dūn shòu) was only allowed on official buildings of the empire. Chinese roofs are typically of the hip … Wikipedia
rice-grain decoration — noun : ceramic decoration consisting of translucent spots produced by piercing the greenware before firing and allowing glaze to fill the openings … Useful english dictionary
pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
Pottery — Pot and Pots redirect here. For Pot, see Pot (disambiguation). For POTS, see POTS (disambiguation). Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum … Wikipedia