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2. Ceramic glaze - Wikipedia

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   Composite body, painted, and glazed bottle. Iran, 16th century (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Detail of dripping rice-straw ash glaze (top), Japan, 1852. Ceramic glaze, or simply glaze, is a glassy coating on ceramics. It is used for decoration, to ensure the item is impermeable to liquids and to minimise the adherence of pollutants. [1]

3. Faience - Wikipedia

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   Faience or faïence (/ f aɪ ˈ ɑː n s, f eɪ ˈ-,-ˈ ɒ̃ s /; French: ⓘ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip of a lead glaze, was a major advance in the history of pottery. The invention ...

4. Category:Ceramic glazes - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Ceramic glazes" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Tin-glazed pottery; Tin-glazing; U. Uranium tile; V. Vitreous enamel

5. Tin-glazing - Wikipedia

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   Tin-glazing is the process of giving tin-glazed pottery items a ceramic glaze that is white, glossy and opaque, which is normally applied to red or buff earthenware. Tin-glaze is plain lead glaze with a small amount of tin oxide added. [1] The opacity and whiteness of tin glaze encourage its frequent decoration.

6. Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects - Wikipedia

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   A Minoan ceramic piece from the Archaeological Museum of Herakleion that has gone under restoration. The selection for the proper solvent is based on the identification of the adhesive itself. Every adhesive has a particular solvent that work best to break down its chemical composition.

7. Ash glaze - Wikipedia

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   Ash glaze was the first glaze used in East Asia, and contained only ash, clay, and water. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] One of the ceramic fluxes in ash glazes is calcium oxide (CaO), commonly known as quicklime, and most ash glazes are part of the lime glaze family, not all of which use ash.