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earthenware


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

earthenware

Details

Pottery with a porous body, fired below 1200 degrees Centigrade. It is not vitrified, and must be glazed to render it nonporous.

Variations

pottery

Töpferware

earthen ware

poteries

poterie

loza

Broader Term

pottery

Narrower Terms

lusterware

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