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2. Ceramic tile cutter - Wikipedia

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   The first tile cutter was designed to facilitate the work and solve the problems that masons had when cutting a mosaic of encaustic tiles (a type of decorative tile with pigment, highly used in 1950s, due to the high strength needed because of the high hardness and thickness of these tiles).

3. Favrile glass - Wikipedia

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   Favrile glass is a type of iridescent art glass developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany in 1894. It was used in stained-glass windows, lamps, and mosaics, and won a grand prize at the 1900 Paris Exposition.

4. Lustreware - Wikipedia

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   Lustreware is a type of pottery or porcelain with a metallic glaze that gives the effect of iridescence. It is produced by metallic oxides in an overglaze finish, which is given a second firing at a lower temperature in a "muffle kiln". Learn about the history, process and examples of lustreware from different regions and periods.

5. Byzantine mosaics - Wikipedia

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   Learn about the origins, development and influence of Byzantine mosaics, the art form produced in and under the influence of the Byzantine Empire from the 4th to 15th centuries. Explore the surviving mosaics in churches, palaces and basilicas, such as Hagia Sophia, San Vitale and Ravenna.

6. Trencadís - Wikipedia

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   Dragon with trencadís at the entrance of Parc Güell overlooking Barcelona.. Trencadís (Catalan pronunciation: [tɾəŋkəˈðis]), also known as pique assiette, broken tile mosaics, bits and pieces, memoryware, and shardware, is a type of mosaic made from cemented-together tile shards and broken chinaware.

7. Tessera - Wikipedia

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   A tessera is a small tile used to create mosaics, with various shapes, colors and materials. Learn about the origins and examples of tesserae in ancient and modern art, and the different kinds of glass, ceramic, smalti and mirror tesserae.