Noun

Singular pottery

Plural potteries

pottery (plural potteries) (uncountable in most senses)

  1. Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
    The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.
  2. (countable) A potter's (work)shop, where pottery is made
    I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.
  3. The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay
    Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Thu Jun 11 22:16:38 2009

Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. The places where such wares are made are called potteries. Pottery is one of the oldest human technologies and art-forms, and remains a major industry today. Ceramic art covers the art of pottery, whether in items made for use or purely for decoration.

Background

Pottery is made by forming a clay body into objects of a required shape and heating them to high temperatures in a kiln to induce reactions that lead to permanent changes, including increasing their strength and hardening and setting their shape. There are wide regional variations in the properties of clays used by potters and this often helps to produce wares that are unique in character to a locality. It is common for clays and other minerals to be mixed to produce clay bodies suited to specific purposes.

Prior to some shaping processes, air trapped within the clay body needs to be removed. This is called de-airing and can be accomplished by a machine called a vacuum pug or manually by wedging. Wedging can also help to ensure an even moisture content throughout the body. Once a clay body has been de-aired or wedged, it is shaped by a variety of techniques. After shaping it is dried before firing. There are a number of stages in the drying process. Leather-hard refers to the stage when the clay object is approximately 75-85% dry. Clay bodies at this stage are very firm and only slightly pliable. Trimming and handle attachment often occurs at the leather-hard state. Clay bodies are said to be "bone-dry" when they reach a moisture content at or near 0%. Unfired objects are often termed greenware. Clay bodies at this stage are very fragile and hence can be easily broken.

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Fri Jun 12 08:17:49 2009

What culture do you think has the most interesting pottery?
Q. I'm doing a ceramics project, and I need to create a stylized piece of functional pottery that is related to a culture of my choice. Which culture do you think would have elegant, subtle pottery that I can get inspired from? Any links please? I'm really interested in ancient pottery too. Thanks so much!
Asked by Dusty - Wed Sep 10 22:56:09 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Mayan pottery is very unique, but not at all subtle, it' bold but attractive. Incan is very interesting as well. Roman pottery is very functional, but not quite as creative.
Answered by Taylor - Thu Sep 11 17:46:13 2008

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A. I think when it comes to the price, you are paying for the name. However, just from personal experience, it is some of the highest quality furniture you can buy. Also, when you are considering PB, there really is no other way to get the "Pottery Barn Look." The fabrics are wonderful. You can order samples on their site.
Answered by The Traditonal Home - Tue May 29 05:09:14 2007

How do you order wholesale lots from Pottery Barn?
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Asked by ammykidsma - Wed Jul 11 15:54:27 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I see lots of people selling lots of things on eBay. I don't see lots of people buying things eBay. I bought one thing on eBay. I paid $5.00 for it. It's made me about $500.
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See also:

  • The Ceramics WebThe Ceramics Web
    ceramics.sdsu.edu
    Provides databases of glaze recipes and material analyses, links to other ceramics web sites, health and safety information, and a variety of educational materials related to ceramics.
  • Notebook - CeramicsNotebook - Ceramics
    noteaccess.com
    Provides a listing of texts and resources related to clay ceramics.
  • Pottery NightPottery Night
    potterynight.tripod.com
    Features online galleries of functional stoneware and porcelain by three potters. Live web cam with chat on Wednesdays.
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