Tin-glazed pottery
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| - | '''Maiolica''' designates Italian [[tin-glazed pottery]] dating from the [[Renaissance]]. | + | '''Tin-glazed pottery''' is [[pottery]] covered in [[Ceramic glaze|glaze]] containing [[tin oxide]] which is white, shiny and opaque. (See [[tin-glazing]].) The pottery body is usually made of red or buff colored [[earthenware]] and the white glaze was often used to imitate [[Chinese porcelain]]. Tin-glazed pottery is usually decorated, the decoration applied to the unfired glaze surface by brush as metallic oxides, commonly [[cobalt oxide]], [[copper oxide]], [[iron oxide]], [[manganese dioxide]] and [[antimony]] oxide. The makers of Italian tin-glazed pottery from the late [[Renaissance]] blended oxides to produce detailed and realistic polychrome paintings. |
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| + | * [[Alan Caiger-Smith]] | ||
| + | * [[Azulejo]] | ||
| + | * [[Delftware]] | ||
| + | * [[Dora Billington]] | ||
| + | * [[Faience]] | ||
| + | * [[Islamic pottery]] | ||
| + | * [[Lusterware]] | ||
| + | * [[Tin-glaze]] | ||
| + | * [[Maiolica]] | ||
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Tin-glazed pottery is pottery covered in glaze containing tin oxide which is white, shiny and opaque. (See tin-glazing.) The pottery body is usually made of red or buff colored earthenware and the white glaze was often used to imitate Chinese porcelain. Tin-glazed pottery is usually decorated, the decoration applied to the unfired glaze surface by brush as metallic oxides, commonly cobalt oxide, copper oxide, iron oxide, manganese dioxide and antimony oxide. The makers of Italian tin-glazed pottery from the late Renaissance blended oxides to produce detailed and realistic polychrome paintings.
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See also
- Alan Caiger-Smith
- Azulejo
- Delftware
- Dora Billington
- Faience
- Islamic pottery
- Lusterware
- Tin-glaze
- Maiolica
- Majolica
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