EARTHENWARE - 3 reference results
earthenware, form of pottery fired at relatively low temperatures, so that the clay does not vitrify (become glassy), as do stoneware and porcelain clays. Occasionally, earthenware is used as a general term for all kinds of pottery.
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Lead-glazed earthenware water pot, Paris, 15th century, in the National Museum of Ceramics, elipsis
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