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Craquelure in the Mona Lisa, with a typical "Italian" pattern of small rectangular blocks Age craquelure in pottery. Craquelure (French: craquelure; Italian: crettatura) is a fine pattern of dense cracking formed on the surface of materials. It can be a result of drying, shock, aging, intentional patterning, or a combination of all four.
All fired ceramic wares or materials which, when shaped, contain a significant amount of clay. Exceptions are those used for technical, structural or refractory applications. Pottery is also: (1) the art and wares made by potters; (2) a ceramic material (3) a place where pottery wares are made; and (4) the business of the potter.
Neolithic expansions from the 7th to the 5th millennium BC, including the Cardium culture in blue. Cardium pottery or Cardial ware is a Neolithic decorative style that gets its name from the imprinting of the clay with the heart-shaped shell of the Corculum cardissa, a member of the cockle family Cardiidae.
[1] [2] [3] It is a ceramic boxlike container used in the firing of pottery to enclose or protect ware being fired inside a kiln. The name may be a contraction of the word safeguard. [4] Saggars are still used in the production of ceramics to shield ware from the direct contact of flames and from damage by kiln debris. [5] [6] [7]
However, earthenware can be made impervious to liquids by coating it with a ceramic glaze, and such a process is used for the great majority of modern domestic earthenware. The main other important types of pottery are porcelain , bone china , and stoneware , all fired at high enough temperatures to vitrify.
Bucchero (Italian pronunciation:) is a class of ceramics produced in central Italy by the region's pre-Roman Etruscan population. This Italian word is derived from the Latin poculum , a drinking-vessel, perhaps through the Spanish búcaro , or the Portuguese púcaro .
Pottery making takes more than just a wheel and a hunk of clay. In order to make well-formed pieces, you’re going to need some tools. A commonly used, do-it-all implement is the handy wooden ...
Fire & Ice – Example of a painting made with the technique decalcomania. Decalcomania (from French: décalcomanie) is a decorative technique by which engravings and prints may be transferred to pottery or other materials.